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Zion Williamson (Reuters)
New Orleans (19:15) – Utah (27: 8) 124: 129
Zion Williamson showed tonight just how dangerous he is when he led the Pelicans to a win over the best team in the regular season. The Jazz have suffered only their eighth loss, but also their third in their last six games. Zion excelled with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, while Brandon Ingram also scored 26 and Lonzo Ball added 23 and 8 assists. On the other side, Boyan Bogdanovic stood out with an excellent 31-point game, Rudy Gober added 22 and nine rebounds, Donovan Mitchell 21 on 7 of 21 from the field and Jordan Clarkson scored another 20 from the bench.
San Antonio (13:17) – Brooklyn (13:22) 124: 113
James Harden with a huge triple-double of 30 points, 15 assists and 14 rebounds led the Nets to a win over the Spurs. Kyrie Irving added 27 points and 7 assists, Bruce Brown scored another 23 and Nicholas Claxton added 17. Damar Drusen with 22 points and 11 assists led San Antonio, while DeJuente Marie and Lonnie Walker scored 19 each, which was not enough against Harden’s show.
James Harden is the first player to put up 30+ PTS, 15+ AST, 10+ REB with zero turnovers in a game!
* Since individual turnovers have been tracked (1977-78) pic.twitter.com/5Lqugr3eUk– NBA (@NBA) March 2, 2021
Orlando (22:13) – Dallas (16:17) 130: 124
Luka Doncic was one assist away from another triple-double and finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists as he led the Mavericks to an away win over the Magic. Jaylen Bronson added 24 from the bench and Kristaps Forzingis contributed 17 and 10 rebounds. Orlando was led by Nikola Wojciech with 29 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists.
Mavs win their 8th out of their last 10 to climb above .500 again. Luka Doncic (33-10-9 vs. Magic tonight) has played at an All-NBA level. Jalen Brunson (24-6-3) has been the Mavs’ second-best player during the stretch.
– Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) March 2, 2021
Philadelphia (12:23) – Indiana (18:15) 114: 130: Joel Ambide excelled with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.
Chicago (18:15) – Denver (15:19) 118: 112: Nikola Jukic excelled with 39 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks.
Houston (10:11 PM) – Cleveland (21:14) 101: 90: Colin Sexton with 39 points and 8 assists led the Cubs to a win over the weak Rockets.
