Kyrie Irving is the common denominator in the two games with two 40-point scorers in the history of the Dallas Mavericks. Irving scored 42 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. finished one off his career high with 41 and the Mavericks split a two-game home set with New Orleans by beating the Pelicans 125-120 on Monday. Irving and Doncic were the other pair of 40-point scorers in March.
Devin Booker had 34 points and the Phoenix Suns held off the Portland Trail Blazers 127-116 on Sunday night for their second straight victory. Bradley Beal added 23 points, Kevin Durant had 21 and Grayson Allen 20. The Suns, whose biggest lead was 17 points, let Portland narrow the gap to four points midway through the final quarter.
On a night when Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points after agreeing to a three-year contract extension earlier in the day and the Los Angeles Clippers won for the seventh time in the past eight games, coach Tyronn Lue and the rest of his squad were far from pleased after a 126-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. With the Clippers having perhaps its most talented roster in franchise history, Lue has an eye on what it is going to take in the playoffs if they want to get to the NBA Finals for the first time.
DALLAS – Big win for the Grizzlies in Phoenix. Big win but a concerning win as well. Concerning because of what we saw before the game even tipped off against the Suns. Ja Morant with his arm in a sling. A precautionary move by the Grizzlies as he deals with a sore right shoulder that […]
RJ Barrett took some of the talking points from film study and applied them as he continues to adjust and find his way in a new system. Barrett scored a season-high 37 points in his fourth game since being traded to his hometown Toronto team, leading the Raptors past the Golden State Warriors 133-118 on Sunday night. “I'm trying to play the right way and help my teammates,” Barrett said.