Published: March 14, 2026 at 10:50 am
Anthony Edwards was in his elements as he scored 42 points and helped Minnesota Timberwolves hold off Golden State Warriors 127-117 in San Francisco on Friday night.
Edwards was unstoppable on the court as he shot 13 for 22, made all 12 of his free throws and also had eight rebounds and five assists, while Rudy Gobert contributed 18 points and nine rebounds in what coach Chris Finch considered a must-win game. The Wolves, thereby, snapped a three-game skid, all of those double-digit defeats, including 153-128 at the Clippers on Wednesday, following a five-game winning streak.
Gui Santos’ 3-pointer followed by a dunk by Malevy Leons cut Minnesota’s lead to 109-102 with 8:37 left but Golden State couldn’t do much more.
Brandin Podziemski scored 25 points for the Warriors, who scratched Draymond Green less than an hour before tipoff because of a lower back injury. Kristaps Porzingis moved into the starting lineup in his place as the Warriors used their 33rd different starting five, and it was Porzingis’ first start since being acquired by Golden State at the trade deadline from Atlanta. He finished with 20 points.
Trail Blazers down Utah Jazz
Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson each scored 25 points, while Donovan Clingan had 21 points and 15 rebounds as Portland Trail Blazers defeated Utah Jazz 124-114 at home.
With Golden State’s loss to Minnesota, the Trail Blazers moved within a half-game of the Warriors for the ninth seed in the Western Conference. Brice Sensabaugh led Utah with 31 points. After Utah jumped out to a 33-15 lead, the Trail Blazers found their footing and went on a 27-5 run to take control.
Portland’s Sidy Cissoko’s 3-pointer hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open the second to make it 38-34, part of a 14-0 run to open the periodr. Portland took its first lead on a 3-pointer by Holiday and led 66-58 at halftime.
The Jazz made several runs to cut into the lead in the second half. A layup by Oscar Tshiebwe made it 91-89 with 2:01 left in the third quarter, but that was as close as the Jazz would get.
Rockets outlast Pelicans 107-105
In Houston, Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead 18-footer with 7.6 seconds left as Houston Rockets outlasted New Orleans Pelicans 107-105 and moved into third place in the crowded Western Conference.
Durant scored 32 points two nights after matching his season low with 11 in a blowout loss at Denver. Against the Pelicans, he was 13 of 24 from the field and had six rebounds and five assists.
Amen Thompson added 23 points for Houston in the opener of five-game homestand. Reed Sheppard scored 18 points, and Jabari Smith Jr. had 16.
Dejounte Murray led New Orleans with 35 points but stepped out of bounds with the Pelicans up a point with 13 seconds remaining. After Durant put the Rockets ahead, Zion Williamson threw the ball out of bounds, and Durant hit two free throws to put it away.
Raptors rally past Phoenix
Brandon Ingram scored 36 points and RJ Barrett added 22 to the tally as Toronto Raptors rallied to beat Phoenix 122-115 at home, snapping the Suns’ winning streak at four.
Jalen Green scored 34 points for Phoenix, matching his career high with eight 3-pointers, and Devin Booker added 31 points, but the Suns couldn’t hold on after leading by 10 in the fourth quarter.
Immanuel Quickley scored 17 points for Toronto. Scottie Barnes had 14 and Ja’Kobe Walter 12 as the Raptors won for the first time in three games.
Grayson Allen scored 15 points for the Suns. Toronto trailed 105-95 with 8:12 left in the final period but turned it around with a 13-2 spurt capped by Barrett’s 3-pointer with 3:35 remaining.
Royce O’Neal stopped the run by making a 3 with 2:36 left but the Suns didn’t score again until Booker made three free throws with 24 seconds remaining.
Knicks get the better of Pacers
New York Knicks defeated Indiana Pacers 101-92 as Jalen Brunson finished with 29 points and nine assists, and OG Anunoby added 25 points and eight rebounds.
Mitchell Robinson had a career-high 22 rebounds to go with 12 points as last year’s Eastern Conference runner-up won its second straight and its sixth game in nine contests. The Knicks are still fighting to earn a top four seed and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Jarace Walker scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Pacers. Aaron Nesmith had 12 points as injury-riddled Indiana lost its 12th straight. Ivica Zubac added 11 points and eight rebounds in his second game with Indiana.
Pistons hand out Grizzlies another loss
Detroit Pistons handed out Memphis Grizzlies their seventh straight loss with a 126-110 victory at home. Jalen Duren had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Cade Cunningham added 17 points and 15 assists.
The Pistons have won their last three games by an average of 25.3 points after a season-worst four-game losing streak. Marcus Sasser had 16 points for the Pistons, who had seven players in double figures.
Javon Small led the Grizzlies with 23 points while Ty Jerome had 21. Taj Gibson made his season debut for the Grizzlies after signing with them in late February. The 40-year-old played nearly 12 minutes with three points and three rebounds.
Detroit led 98-84 at the end of three quarters, thanks to 26 points from Duren, and quickly moved the advantage to 22.
Cavaliers down Mavericks 138-105
In Dallas, Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Dallas Mavericks for the seventh straight time. Evan Mobley matched his season high with 29 points, Donovan Mitchell had 24 as Cavaliers beat Mavericks 138-105.
Mobley had 16 points in the first quarter and was already up to 23 by halftime, the second-highest scoring half of his career. He went 12 for 15 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds while playing just 23 minutes.
James Harden finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who shot 61.5% from the field and were 18 for 38 (47%) from 3-point range.
Cooper Flagg scored 25 points for the Mavericks, who were coming off a victory in Memphis that snapped an eight-game losing streak. Naji Marshall had 17 points.
The Cavs led 38-21 after shooting 60% overall and on 3-pointers in the first quarter. Mitchell then scored 10 points in the second quarter and it was 67-50 at the break, with Mobley 10 for 12. The forward’s best half was 28 points on Dec. 7, 2024, against Charlotte.
Mitchell made all five shots and scored 12 more in the Cavs’ 41-point third quarter and Cleveland led by 35 in the final period.
