Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a career-high 41 points and the Atlanta Hawks won their 10th consecutive game, a 124-112 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday.
Atlanta owns the longest active winning streak in the NBA and the club’s longest winning streak since its franchise-record 19-game run in the 2014-15 season. The result ended Orlando’s seven-game winning streak.
Atlanta, 11-1 since the All-Star break, moved into a tie for eighth with the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference.
Alexander-Walker shot 12-for-22 from the floor, sinking a career-high nine 3-pointers (on 15 attempts), for his 36th 20-point game of the season. He also had seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Jalen Johnson earned his 13th triple-double of the season with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists.
Orlando got 18 points and 10 rebounds from Paolo Banchero, 18 points from Desmond Bane and 17 points from Wendell Carter Jr.
Lakers 100, Rockets 92
Luka Doncic scored a game-high 36 points as visiting Los Angeles claimed a victory over Houston.
The Lakers evened the season series with the Rockets ahead of the third and final meeting between the teams on Wednesday in Houston. Los Angeles also extended its lead over Houston for the third seed in the Western Conference to 1 1/2 games. LeBron James added 18 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Lakers.
Jabari Smith Jr. (22 points, eight rebounds) pushed the Rockets to an 88-85 lead before Houston came undone. The Lakers aggressively double-teamed Kevin Durant (18 points, seven turnovers), and the Rockets could not adjust. Houston scored only 12 points in the fourth period.
Spurs 119, Clippers 115
Victor Wembanyama scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Stephon Castle added 23 points and eight assists and San Antonio continued its late-season surge with a victory over Los Angeles at Inglewood, Calif.
Devin Vassell put up 20 points and De’Aaron Fox added 18 as the Spurs improved to an NBA-best 18-2 since the start of February. San Antonio took charge in the second quarter, when it outscored Los Angeles 37-15.
Darius Garland totaled 25 points and 10 assists as the Clippers played without leading scorer Kawhi Leonard, who sprained his left ankle in a loss to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. Jordan Miller added a career-high-tying 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
Trail Blazers 114, Nets 95
Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara scored 18 points apiece as Portland never trailed in a victory over Brooklyn in New York.
Camara made 7 of 9 shots after shooting 5 of 20 in his previous two games. Scoot Henderson added 16 off the bench while Donovan Clingan collected 14 and 11 rebounds for his 29th double-double this season. Kris Murray contributed 14 points while Jerami Grant had 12 points for the Blazers.
With top scorer Michael Porter Jr. (ankle) and others out, rookie Chaney Johnson led the Nets with 17 points. Tyson Etienne and rookie Ben Saraf added 15 apiece as the Nets continued playing younger players in the fourth.
Bulls 132, Grizzlies 107
Matas Buzelis scored 18 of his 29 points in the third quarter and Josh Giddey contributed 16 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists to boost host Chicago to a victory against Memphis.
Giddey has a triple-double in five of the seven games in which he has played in March. Tre Jones (17 points), Rob Dillingham (15), Jalen Smith (13), Guerschon Yabusele (13) and Leonard Miller (10) also scored in double figures for Chicago.
Memphis lost for a season-high eighth straight time. Cedric Coward led the Grizzlies with 17 points. Taylor Hendricks and Jaylen Wells scored 16 points apiece.
Celtics 120, Suns 112
Jaylen Brown had 41 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead Boston to a victory over visiting Phoenix.
Brown finished 19 of 21 from the free-throw line, with the makes and attempts both career-best figures. The Celtics received 21 points from both Jayson Tatum and Derrick White, while Payton Pritchard added 19.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 40 points, and Jalen Green added 21. Phoenix had a 110-106 lead with 4:46 to play but didn’t make another field goal.
Warriors 125, Wizards 117
Kristaps Porzingis returned to one of his former homes to score 30 points in 26 minutes, De’Anthony Melton chipped in with 27 and Golden State handed host Washington its 12th consecutive loss.
Gui Santos added 18 points for the Warriors, who used 50.5% shooting from the field as the driving force in erasing a five-game losing streak in coach Steve Kerr’s 600th regular-season win.
Trae Young had 21 points and five assists in 21 minutes for the Wizards before sustaining a bruised right quad in the third quarter. He did not return. Washington’s Bilal Coulibaly and Will Riley each added 21 points.
Pelicans 129, Mavericks 111
Zion Williamson scored 27 points and Saddiq Bey added 23 as New Orleans beat visiting Dallas for its third win in four games.
Trey Murphy III and Jeremiah Fears contributed 17 points each for the Pelicans. New Orleans’ Yves Missi pulled in 10 boards and tied his career high with five blocks as he returned to the starting lineup. He took the spot of Dejounte Murray, who sat out due to illness.
Naji Marshall posted 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Dallas, which took its 10th loss in 12 games. Cooper Flagg had 21 points, eight assists and seven boards, and P.J. Washington added 18 points.
