Box Score Breakdown for Monday, March 18, 2024
Cavaliers open Monday's eight-game slate with road win over Pacers
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers on Monday.
The Cavaliers (43-25) overcame a slow start to defeat the Pacers (38-31). The Pacers jumped to a 34-25 score in the first quarter, but Cleveland responded to even things up by halftime. The Cavaliers kept the momentum going and ultimately pulled away in the third quarter before closing things out down the stretch.
Caris LeVert had 23 points and 11 assists for the Cavaliers. Jarrett Allen finished with 23 points and nine rebounds. Georges Niang had 13 points and two boards. Darius Garland recorded 13 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals.
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Tyrese Haliburton also had a double-double of 14 points and 12 assists. Myles Turner chipped in with 12 points and three rebounds.
The Boston Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons on Monday.
The Celtics (54-14) didn’t have problems defeating a struggling Pistons (12-56) team. The Celtics grabbed a 31-28 lead in the first quarter, but it wouldn’t be until the second quarter that they’d pull away following a 28-18 score. Boston didn’t look back and closed the game out easily in the second half.
Jaylen Brown finished with a 31-point effort that also included seven rebounds. Derrick White was the star of the game with the first triple-double of his career with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points.
Jaden Ivey led the Pistons in scoring with 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. Stanley Umude had 10 points and six rebounds. James Wiseman had 12 points and five rebounds off the bench.
The Heat were able to whittle an eight-point first-quarter deficit down to two points by halftime, but the 76ers extended their lead out to 14 points with a 28-16 third-quarter advantage. Miami would eventually claw back to within one, but Philadelphia's 10-4 run over the final 3:09 sealed the hard-fought win. The visitors shot just 39.3 percent overall and committed 15 turnovers while also seeing the hosts reject 12 of their shot attempts.
Bam Adebayo and Terry Rozier co-led the Heat with 20 points apiece, adding 13 and eight rebounds, respectively. Rozier added six assists. Caleb Martin supplied 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, four steals and one block. Haywood Highsmith and Thomas Bryant produced matching 11-point efforts while recording five and two rebounds, respectively.
Tyrese Maxey's 30 points, which he partly supplemented with 10 assists and eight rebounds, led the 76ers. Kelly Oubre generated a 22-point, 11-assist double-double that included three assists and five blocks. Kyle Lowry delivered 16 points, four rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block. Buddy Hield tallied 12 points, two rebounds, one assist and one block.
The Chicago Bulls took down the Portland Trail Blazers, 110-107, at the United Center on Tuesday night.
Anfernee Simons led the Trail Blazers with 30 points, three rebounds and nine assists. DeAndre Ayton finished with 25 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks. Duop Reath led the bench with 14 points, while Scoot Henderson chipped in 14 points, six rebounds and five assists. Dalano Banton filled the stat sheet with 11 points, five rebounds, two blocks and three steals in reserve.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 28 points, five rebounds and six assists. Ayo Dosunmu dished out a season-high 10 assists to go along with 23 points. Nikola Vucevic added 22 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Andre Drummond added nine points and 11 rebounds off the bench, while Onuralp Bitim had nine points and four rebounds in reserve.
After incurring a surprising 12-point deficit through one, the Timberwolves outscored the Jazz, 58-46, during the middle periods, before closing out the victory in the fourth quarter with a 31-21 advantage. Utah enjoyed a 47-35 rebounding edge and shot an impressive 43.8 percent from three-point range, but the hosts also committed 17 turnovers while only forcing nine.
Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 32 points, adding eight assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and one steal. Naz Reid furnished 17 points, four rebounds and one block. Nickeil Alexander-Walker delivered 13 points, five assists, four rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Jordan McLaughlin netted 11 points, while Kyle Anderson contributed 10 points, six boards, five assists and one block.
Collin Sexton paced the Jazz with 24 points, adding two assists and one rebound. Lauri Markkanen generated a 22-point, 12-rebound double-double that included one assist, two steals and one block. Keyonte George supplied 15 points, eight assists, three rebounds and one steal. John Collins tallied 11 points and six rebounds.
The Knicks took an 11-point lead into the fourth and closed out their fourth straight win. This also marks the second loss in the last three games for the Warriors.
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 34 points on 12-for-25 shooting, five rebounds, seven assists and a steal, in 35 minutes. Miles McBride followed up with 29 points, two assists and a steal. Josh Hart logged 10 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and a steal, while Isaiah Hartenstein logged 13 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. The Knicks shot 48.4 percent from the field, including 14-for-37 from deep.
Meanwhile, Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 27 points on 8-for-20 shooting, five rebounds and five assists, in 33 minutes. Trayce Jackson-Davis followed up with 19 points, nine rebounds, two assists and three blocks. Klay Thompson added 18 points, two rebounds, eight assists, two steals and a block, while Jonathan Kuminga chipped in 16 points on 7-for-13 shooting.
While Sacramento led for most of this game, it took an overtime to complete their win. They ripped off a 12-0 run in the extra frame to take command. There were 10 ties and 10 lead changes in total. The Kings shot 45 percent, while Memphis shot 38 percent. Sacramento out-rebounded Memphis, 70-55, while out-assisting them, 30-22.
Jaren Jackson Jr led the Grizzlies with 25 points, four assists and four blocks. Desmond Bane totaled 24 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Jake LaRavia led the bench with 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Malik Monk led the Kings with 28 points, six rebounds and six assists off the bench. Domantas Sabonis had 25 points, 18 rebounds and five assists. De'Aaron Fox tallied 23 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists and three steals.
Los Angeles won all four individual quarters in this game, taking control after a 38-28 first quarter. They got their lead up to 35 points at times and led by at least 20 points for the whole of the fourth quarter. The Lakers shot 58 percent from the field and 42 percent from three-point range, while the Hawks shot 43 percent from the field and 22 percent from long range.
Jalen Johnson led ATL with 25 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 17 points and three rebounds. Dejounte Murray tallied 13 points, five rebounds, 10 assists and three steals.
D'Angelo Russell led LA with 27 points, four rebounds and 10 assists. LeBron James collected 25 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists. Anthony Davis provided 22 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.