- Hawks 134, Hornets 102 (Final)
- Nets 96, Celtics 104 (Final)
- Bucks 93, Warriors 104 (Final)
- Cavaliers 119, Clippers 132 (Final)
📝Final notes📝
- The Celtics were without Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum tonight, but it didn’t matter, as they defeated the Nets 104-96. The victory allows them to join the Cavaliers and Thunder as the only NBA teams to hit the 50-win mark so far this season. Also of note, Derrick White’s performance placed him next to James Harden as the only other player to record at least 225 three-pointers, 50-plus offensive rebounds, at least 60 steals, and 60-plus blocks in a season.
- Also working their way up the record books tonight was Dyson Daniels, who has racked up 194 steals this season, after earning three more tonight in a 32-point win over the Hornets. He now has more steals than any player in a single season since Chris Paul, 15 years ago.
- The Warriors have now won eight of their last nine games and 13 of their last 15, rebounding from Monday’s loss to the Nuggets by defeating the Bucks. Most impressively, they did so without Stephen Curry, who sat this one out to rest. Jimmy Butler and Brandin Podziemski both came up big for Golden State, scoring 24 and 17 respectively, while Buddy Hield added 15 off the bench.
- The Cavaliers dropped their second straight game, losing to the Clippers in Los Angeles. It’s just the third time this season Cleveland has dropped two in a row. The win is large for the Clippers, to keep pace with the Warriors, and also get closer to the Timberwolves in a battle for the No. 6 seed in the West.
🌟🌟Top performers🌟🌟
- Trae Young: 31 points (11-20 FG), two rebounds, eight assists, and three steals.
- Kristaps Porziņģis: 25 points (9-13 FG), 13 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks.
- Jimmy Butler: 24 points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists.
- Kawhi Leonard: 33 points (12-19 FG), seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
- Ivica Zubac: 28 points (13-18 FG), 20 rebounds, one assist, and one block.
🚢Sailing to victory
The Clippers handed the Cavaliers their second straight loss, winning 132-119.
Los Angeles’ big three all delivered, with Kawhi scoring a game-high 33 points, with seven boards, four assists, and four steals,
KAWHI LEONARD IS HIM. pic.twitter.com/upT8VB1DNS
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) March 19, 2025
Zubac was a beast in the paint, finishing with 28 points, 20 rebounds and a block.
ZUBAC DOMINATING INSIDE 💪😤
28p & 17r for the birthday boy! pic.twitter.com/nCdACWITCY
— NBA (@NBA) March 19, 2025
Harden was also strong in the victory, scoring 22 and serving up nine dimes.
Max Strus scored a season-high 24 points in the loss for Cleveland.
🌉Back in the win column🌉
A night after a loss to the Nuggets and taking the floor without Stephen Curry, the Warriors played to a 104-93 win over the Bucks.
Jimmy Butler led the way down the stretch, finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists.
JIMMY, GOLDEN STATE WIN 8 OF 9 🔥
24 PTS | 8 REB | 10 AST
The @warriors are 15-2 with Butler III on the court! pic.twitter.com/3AYXd0WL0s
— NBA (@NBA) March 19, 2025
Podziemski’s return to the lineup was a successful one, making four of his seven triple tries earning 17 points, and grabbing seven rebounds.
PODZ DRILLS A DAGGER 🗡️ pic.twitter.com/Cd0fdfOvEf
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 19, 2025
Milwaukee’s scoring attack was led by Kuzma’s 22 points, while Giannis stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, nine boards, seven assists, three steals, and two blocks.
🕺🏻Iso Harden🕺🏻
James Harden is showing off his handle and ability to get to the rim here, as he dances with the ball and tangos with Evan Mobley before getting to the hoop for a bucket,
JAMES HARDEN DANCING WITH THE BALL 🕺😳 pic.twitter.com/Ol2CE6eKLr
— NBA (@NBA) March 19, 2025
Harden is now up to 20 points, and the Clippers have a 111-103 lead over the Cavaliers early in the fourth.
Kuz-more📈
Kuzma is getting hot for the Bucks and has already scored nine third-quarter points, bringing him up to a game-best 20 points after hitting his fifth triple.
Kuzma hits his 5th triple of the game for a game-high 20 points! 🔥
Bucks/Warriors on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/FSbwnKGBDx
— NBA (@NBA) March 19, 2025
His efforts have sparked a 19-2 Milwaukee run and they’ve taken the lead over the Warriors 68-67 late in the third.
Clippers inch closer🤏
The Clippers outscored the Cavaliers by three in the second quarter, but trail 73-68 at the break.
Part of the LA squad’s offensive outburst is a series of nine straight made threes between the first and second quarters, including a perfect 3-for-3 from Bogdan Bogdanović and Leonard.
NINE straight makes from three for the Clippers 🔥 pic.twitter.com/D2FyM6Dgwq
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 19, 2025
Cleveland’s leading scorer, De’Andre Hunter, is also 3-for-3 from triple land, as well as 6-for-6 overall with 15 points.
Warriors keeping the advantage
We’ve reached halftime in Golden State, and the Bucks trail 58-44.
The returning Brandin Podziemski, who drew the start in Stephen Curry’s absence has 11 points, tying Quinten Post for the game’s top mark.
Green has been doing a little bit of everything for the Warriors, including grabbing three boards, dishing out two assists, grabbing two steals, and rejecting three shots. His defense has been key in their success tonight, and it’s on display below. He deflects the ball out to Moody, who gets the break going and sets up Cam Spencer for the finish,
Defense to offense real quick
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 19, 2025
Like Podziemski and Post, Kyle Kuzma also has 11 points at the break to lead the Bucks, while Giannis has poured in 10 points, to go with six boards and two blocks.
💥Fireworks in LA💥
The Cavaliers and Clippers are putting on a display of finely-tuned offense early, playing to a 45-37 score with the advantage going to Cleveland after a quarter of action.
Part of the offensive explosion has been Donovan Mitchell, who already has 10 points and five assists, including this feed to Evan Mobley for a dunk,
The So-Cal kid with the So-Cal dunk. @evanmobley | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/FS4P5FYh7X
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 19, 2025
The Clippers are being paced by their star duo, James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, who each have 11.
⬆️Going up⬆️
Gary Payton II misses the three-ball, but Jonathan Kuminga times the bounce off the rim perfectly and puts it back in the net for two of his six points,
Kuminga out of NOWHERE for the putback 💥 pic.twitter.com/AV6kXsspbb
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 19, 2025
The Bucks settled in after the Warriors’ hot start, but Golden State still has the lead, 32-27 after a quarter of play.
Warriors came out to play
Golden State jumped out to a 12-3 lead quickly on Milwaukee.
You do that by hitting your shots and playing defense. Both happen here as Draymond Green, who already has three blocks, gets one of them on Giannis Antetokounmpo in the post, which starts the fast break that ends with a Moses Moody three-ball.
Defense ➡️ offense for the @warriors 💪
They’re hosting Milwaukee NOW on NBA TV 📺 pic.twitter.com/SXhmbRfh0E
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 19, 2025
The Warriors now have the Bucks doubled up, 20-10 at the midpoint of the first quarter.
🍀Celtics reach 50🍀
Boston became the third team this season to hit the 50-win mark with a 104-96 victory over the Nets.
Scheierman was key in Boston’s victory, hitting a three at the buzzer to end the third quarter, which gave his team the lead going into the fourth, and ultimately finished with 20 points off the bench on 6-for-7 long-range shooting.
20 POINTS IN 15 MINUTES 😱 pic.twitter.com/MQ2J1w80jw
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 19, 2025
With Brown and Tatum out, Porziņģis also stepped up, leading the team with a 25-point, 13-rebound double-double, and also getting three blocks.
Porziņģis puts the stamp on the @celtics 50th win of the season ‼️ pic.twitter.com/80vSZ10xL5
— NBA (@NBA) March 19, 2025
Russell was the Nets’ leading point-getter, scoring 18, and dishing out seven assists.
💪Hawks smash💪
Atlanta pulled off a 32-point win over Charlotte, 134-102.
They had a 13-point lead at the break but fully took over in the third frame behind a 16-point quarter from Risacher, who finished with 21.
Also getting it done was Daniels, who racked up 22 points, and earned three steals, reaching 194 on the season, which is the most by any player since Chris Paul during the 2008-09 campaign.
And of course, Trae cooked too, finishing with a game-high 31 point, eight assist effort in the victory,
Trae has 31 PTS on 11-20 FG with 5 threes 🥶🥶🥶 pic.twitter.com/8RETa4ijjn
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 19, 2025
🚨Big-time buzzer beater🚨
If you’re not familiar with Baylor Scheierman, you will be now.
The 2024 first-round selection of the Celtics sends the in-bounds pass to Kristaps, who sends it right back to Scheierman for a deep three at the buzzer to give Boston a 71-70 lead going into the fourth.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 19, 2025
They Now lead 78-75, early in the final frame.
🪶Boston milestones📜
Derrick White and Kristaps Porziņģis are both making some noteworthy history tonight.
Firstly, Keon Johnson gets past Porziņģis on his way to the rim, but Kristaps closes the door with his 900th career block,
KP’s 900th-career block is an EMPHATIC one 💪
Nets/Celtics on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/f7lgohpZsz
— NBA (@NBA) March 19, 2025
Also happening this evening, White will now be placed next to James Harden in the history books, as the only other NBA player to record at least 225 three-pointers, 50-plus offensive rebounds, at least 60 steals, and 60-plus blocks in a season.
An incredible 2024-25 campaign from White,
D-White does it ALL 🫡
He just joined James Harden as the only players in NBA history to hit all these numbers in a season:
225+ three pointers50+ offensive rebounds60+ steals
60+ blocks pic.twitter.com/1LXv2nN0cp
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 19, 2025
🗜️Brooklyn has clamps🗜️
The Nets held the Celtics to just 44 points in the first half, and have a five-point advantage at the break.
Brooklyn is still spreading the wealth, with seven players scoring at least five points, but with no one earning more than Russell’s eight.
Part of the Nets’ success thus far has been setting up others, earning 14 assists on their 19 made field goals, and that’s in play here, as Cameron Johnson spots Nic Claxton for the alley-oop.
CJ alley
Clax oop pic.twitter.com/Cp0Q1i8NXT
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 19, 2025
Boston is shooting just 14-for-39 from the field after two, with Porziņģis’ 14 points the top mark.
🔥Hotlanta🔥
The Hawks’ offense has exploded in the third, putting up a 30-spot before the end of the frame and now are leading the Hornets 100-70.
Daniels and Risacher are cooking, with Daniels scoring a team-leading 22 points, to go with seven boards, seven assists, and three steals, and Rischaer caught fire from three-point land, making five of seven triples for 19 points.
Of course, Trae is making plays too, like this smooth dime to set up one of Daniels’ many buckets,
Dys Trae pic.twitter.com/6iV8BQXIcZ
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 19, 2025
Brooklyn in control
The Nets have a 31-28 lead over the Celtics with the action moving into the second quarter.
It’s a team effort for Brooklyn with Tyrese Martin, Keon Johnson, D’Angelo Russell, and Day’Ron Sharpe all tied for leading scorer with five points apiece.
Sharpe gets one of his buckets here, off the lob from Noah Clowney for the flush,
beautiful pick n roll action 🔥@NoahClowney 🤝 @dayron_sharpe pic.twitter.com/i5YI7Y2KAn
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 19, 2025
Connecting from deep🎯🎯🎯
The Hawks are hitting from long-distance, making 10-21 three-point attempts in the first half, and head to the break with a 70-57 lead over the Hornets.
When they’re not hitting triples, they’re getting three the old-fashioned way too, with Trae Young making this tough bucket in traffic with a lefty finish,
TRAE AND-1 HOW 🤯 pic.twitter.com/j0V4SZzPFP
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 19, 2025
Young has a game-high 16 points thus far, while Dyson Daniels and Okongwu each have 15 for Atlanta.
DaQuan Jeffries has put 15 on the board to lead the Hornets while shooting 3-for-3 from beyond the arch.
Underway in Boston
The Celtics don’t have Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown tonight, but they do have Derrick White and Kristaps Porziņģis.
Here they work together, with Porziņģis deflecting the pass to White, who then feeds it back to Porziņģis for a strong two-handed slam on a wide-open break.
FIRST QUARTER KRISTAPS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dh6a1iJawN
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 18, 2025
Despite the seven early points from Kristaps, the Celtics trail the Nets 15-12 just past the midpoint of the first quarter.
Hawks soaring early🦅
Atlanta is scoring in bunches, putting 22 on the board in less than six minutes, while shooting 8-for-13 from the floor.
They also hit four threes in the first four minutes, with Onyeka Okongwu, who already has 10 points, nailing two of them.
4 threes in 4 minutes 💦💦💦💦 pic.twitter.com/XF3Axndokp
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 18, 2025
🔝3️⃣Stories
- The Celtics will have the opportunity to become the third team in the NBA to reach the 50-win mark this season tonight when they host the Nets. With just 14 games left on their schedule and sitting 7.5 games back of the Cavaliers, Boston is unlikely to make any real progress toward the No. 1 seed. However, the Knicks are still lurking, so every win down the stretch will matter for the Celtics.
- The snapping of a seven-game win streak and a second loss with Jimmy Butler in their lineup was handed to the Warriors by the Nuggets on Monday. They’ll be working to bounce back tonight when they host the Bucks, but they’ll have to do so without Steph Curry, who will sit this matchup out. As for Milwaukee, they’re knotted up with the Pacers for the rights to homecourt in the first round, and the Pistons are right behind them, just one game back from their midwestern foes.
- The Cavaliers head West and will play tonight for the first time since their 16-game win streak was ended by the Magic on Sunday. They’ll face a Clippers team that still has a chance to avoid the play-in, as the six-seeded Warriors, Timberwolves, and Clippers are all within one game of each other for playoff positioning.
