Published: March 13, 2026 at 11:40 am
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Thursday night broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, extending his streak to 127. He finished with 35 points and nine assists as the Thunder beat the Celtics 104-102.
The Oklahoma City Thunder guard hit two free throws in the third quarter against the Boston Celtics to reach 19 points. With the crowd on its feet, Gilgeous-Alexander pump-faked several times and drilled a jumper over Baylor Scheierman from beyond the free-throw line with 7:04 left in the period to push his total to 21.
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Chamberlain’s record had stood since 1963, and early on, it looked like Gilgeous-Alexander might struggle to break it.
Doncic, James shine for Lakers
In Los Angeles, Luka Doncic and Lebron James combined to help the Lakers post a comfortable 142-130 win over Chicago Bulls. Doncic had 51 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, while James added 18 points in his return after missing three games because of injuries.
Doncic scored 50 points for the first time as a Laker following the blockbuster trade that sent him from Dallas to Los Angeles in February 2025. It was Doncic’s 13th 40-point game in 82 appearances for Los Angeles, moving into ninth in franchise history.
Austin Reaves chipped in with 30 points, Deandre Ayton had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his 20th double-double of the season. Los Angeles moved ahead of the Houston Rockets into third place in the Western Conference.
Nuggets snap Spurs’ five-game win streak
Denver Nuggets snapped San Antonio Spurs’ five -game winning streak with a 136-131 win in San Antonio. Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, and Jamal Murray scored 39 points.
San Antonio guard Stephon Castle had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double. With the Spurs trailing 132-129, Castle had a 3-pointer rattle off the rim with 20 seconds remaining. Murray sealed the victory with four straight free throws.
After trailing by 20 points early in the third quarter, Murray’s 3-pointer gave Denver their first lead at 121-119 with 4:38 remaining. Murray’s basket was the start of an 11-0 run.
Mavericks snap eight-game losing streak
Dallas Mavericks snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 120-112 win over Memphis Grizzlies as Khris Middleton scored 22 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter and Daniel Gafford added a season-best 22 points in Memphis.
Max Christie and Cooper Flagg added 13 points apiece for Dallas. Middleton was 10 of 17 for the game, including 8 of 10 from 3-point range. Gafford added 14 rebounds. Jaylen Wells led Memphis with 23 points and GG Jackson finished with 20. Javon Small had 19 points and nine assists. Taylor Hendricks had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Mavericks, who led by 20 in the first half, were outscored 30-21 in the third quarter and led just 86-84 going into the final period. Middleton had the first 11 Dallas points of the fourth to take the lead back to double digits and went to have the highest-scoring quarter of his career.
Atlanta Hawks extend win streak
In Atlanta, Jalen Johnson scored 21 points with nine rebounds and nine assists and Zaccharie Risacher scored 19 points as Atlanta Hawks extended the NBA’s longest current winning streak to eight games in a 108-97 over Brooklyn Nets.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 18 points and CJ McCollum had 14 for Atlanta, which began the streak with a win over Brooklyn on February 22. The Hawks moved into eighth in the Eastern Conference.
Josh Minott scored a career-high 24 points for the Nets, who have lost 12 of 14. The Nets took an 83-82 lead at the start of the fourth quarter before McCollum scored six points during a 10-0 run by the Hawks. Brooklyn got no closer than four points the rest of the way.
Miami turn on the Heat against Bucks
Miami Heat took advantage of playing at home as they defeated Milwaukee Bucks 112-105 for their seventh-best consecutive win. Bam Adebayo scored 21 points and Pelle Larsson had a career-high 28 points.
Adebayo scored 12 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Heat, who remained No. 6 in the Eastern Conference, just percentage points behind No. 5 Orlando, which has won six straight. The Heat and Magic meet on Saturday night.
Kasparas Jakučionis scored 18 points, Davion Mitchell scored 13 and Kel’el Ware grabbed 13 rebounds for Miami. Giannis Antetokounmpo led all scorers with 31 points for the Bucks, who got 19 points from Bobby Portis Jr. and a 16-point, 10-assist game from Ryan Rollins.
Orlando down Wizards 136-131
In Orlando, Florida, Jalen Suggs scored a season-high 28 points and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:27 remaining in overtime as the hosts extended their longest winning streak of the season to six games with a 136-131 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Two nights after being embarrassed when Miami’s Bam Adebayo scored 83 points against them, the second-highest performance in NBA history, the Wizards fought back from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to tie it when Bilal Coulibaly banked in a 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds remaining.
Coulibaly made another 3 to tie it at 131 with 1:39 to play in OT, but Suggs answered with his 3 and then added two free throws with 56 seconds left.
Pistons fire past 76ers
Detroit Pistons defeated Philadelphia 76ers 131-109 as Duncan Robinson scored 19 points. Javonte Green added 17 points, and Jalen Duren had 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Pistons didn’t trail in either victory, beating Brooklyn and Philadelphia by an average of 30 points.
Cade Cunningham, who was double-teamed for much of the game, only took six shots from the floor, matching the third-lowest total of his career. He finished with eight points, but had 13 assists and five rebounds in 28 minutes.
Marjon Beauchamp scored 17 points, and Cam Payne had 15 for Philadelphia. The 76ers have lost five of seven.
Suns too hot for Pacers
Phoenix Suns piled on the misery on hosts Indiana Pacers in a 123-108 win for their fourth straight victory and the Pacers 11 consecutive loss. Devin Booker scored 43 points and Jalen Green got 36.
Booker was 14 of 31 from field, hit 4 of 7 3-ponters and made 11 free throws without a miss. He also had seven rebounds and five assists. Green shot 14 of 23, making three 3-pointers. Royce O’Neale had 15 points on 5-of-8 3-point shooting.
Booker scored 15 points in the first quarter that finished with the teams tied at 36. He added seven in the second and the Suns led 67-61 at the half.
