🐻 The Grizzlies get the W🐻
It wasn’t easy for Memphis, but they came away with a 107-104 win in New Orleans against the Pelicans.
The Grizzlies backcourt duo shined in the victory, with Morant scoring 32 and Bane pouring in 30, to go with nine boards and eight assists.
Backcourt was on one tonight 🔥
1️⃣2️⃣ – 32 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
2️⃣2️⃣ – 30 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL pic.twitter.com/aq1sMEDG77
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) March 10, 2025
The Pelicans got 27 points from Murphy III, while Jose Alvarado had a double-double with 11 points and 11 assists.
Cleveland leads at the break
The Cavaliers have a 62-52 advantage over the Bucks after 24 minutes of play.
Donovan Mitchell hasn’t been able to get too much offense going, scoring eight points, but he does have four rebounds and five dimes,
Hit the roll man.
Drive and kick.
5 first-half dimes for Spida!
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/xk0e2sHUSD
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2025
It’s Max Strus leading the scoring for Cleveland with 14 points on 4-for-7 long-range shooting, and Mobely has 12 with six rebounds.
Giannis leads all scorers with 18, including this one-handed alley-oop finish,
Giannis SMASHES the alley-oop home with the left hand 💥 pic.twitter.com/WnGFd8QIaZ
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 10, 2025
Moving on🆙
Giannis Antetokounmpo moved up to No. 50 on the NBA all-time scoring list, and he did so with a dunk, of course,
The dunk to move into 50th on the league’s all-time scoring list. pic.twitter.com/TU3KRNUtD4
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) March 10, 2025
Giannis finished the first quarter with nine points, but the Bucks are trailing the Cavaliers, 34-32.
Cleveland’s early lead has been fueled by a 10-point frame from Evan Mobley, who has yet to miss a shot,
Evan Mobley wasting no time!
10 PTS
4/4 FGM
Cavs seek 14 straight wins on ESPN 🔥 pic.twitter.com/yM1JEe0TJY
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2025
Tough finish💪🏾
Ja Morant is making plays, dishing out four assists, and scoring 14 points, including this and-1 bucket, with his handles on full display,
https://twtter.com/NBA/status/1898886886908702952
The Grizzlies are trailing the Pelicans, though, 64-57 at the half. New Orleans is being paced by Murphy III with 12 points, and Antonio Reeves has hit a trio of triples off the bench for nine.
It’s Desmond Bane’s 17 points and six assists that are doing the most damage in the box score so far.
🗼Gobert returns🗼
Rudy Gobert has been out of action with a lower back injury since Feb. 12 but will return to the starting lineup tonight.
our OG five returns. pic.twitter.com/McTmq56yUE
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) March 9, 2025
The Timberwolves have also recently gotten Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzno back on the court, and the result has been a string of victories. Minnesota appears to be getting healthy and putting it all together for the stretch run to the postseason.
🤯What a finish🤯
The Pelicans are off to a fast start, jumping out to an 18-14 lead in the first over the Grizzlies,
Jose Alvarado serves up a long-distance lob to Trey Murphy III that is slightly off-target. Instead of just grabbing the ball and coming down, Murphy makes it work with an astonishing spinning finish,
TREY MURPHY!!!!!!!!!
HOW IN THE WORLD??????? pic.twitter.com/lrv67mQawf
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 9, 2025
Alvarado aided in creating more magic here on a dime for Yves Missi, which sails right over Zach Edey’s shoulder with precision,
JOSE QB1.
what a dime to Yves pic.twitter.com/e53mhYLkJa
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 9, 2025
☀️Suns shining☀️
Phoenix moved to 30-34 with a key victory over the Mavericks in a battle for playoff positioning.
The team’s star trio all delivered, with Devin Booker’s 24-point performance leading the way, while Kevin Durant added 21, and Bradley Beal finished with 19. Grayson Allen was strong off the bench, scoring 17 on 3-for-6 long-distance shooting.
BOOK BRINGS THE BOOM ‼️ pic.twitter.com/Gjr0C9aG6K
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 9, 2025
Naji Marshall had a spectacular performance for Dallas in defeat, finishing one rebound shy of a triple-double, pouring in 34 points on 13-for-22 shooting, and handing out 10 assists.
🌩️Thunder roll🌩️
Oklahoma City exploded in the fourth quarter this afternoon, outscoring Denver 41-20 in the final frame, on their way to a 127-103 win over the Nuggets.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was masterful once again, notching his third straight game of 40-plus points, finishing with 40 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three blocks.
SGA’S SPECTACULAR SEASON CONTINUES ✨
⛈️ 40 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK, W ⛈️
IT’S HIS 3RD STRAIGHT GAME WITH 40+ PTS AND HIS 40TH 30+ PT GAME OF THE YEAR. 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/zSy75mzHOq
— NBA (@NBA) March 9, 2025
Jalen Williams also put together a strong effort of 26 points (7-14 FG), with nine boards, eight assists, two steals, and a block.
Nikola Jokić struggled from distance, making just two of his 10 three-point attempts, but finished with a full stat line, racking up 24 points, 13 rebounds, and nine dimes in the loss.
📚Tonight’s top stories📚
- Cleveland’s incredible season continues this evening with a trip to Milwaukee in pursuit of their 14th straight win. This will be the fourth and final regular-season meeting between these squads, with the Cavaliers coming out on top each time thus far. However, Cleveland has yet to face this new look Bucks squad, who are 8-2 in their last 10 and playing with a different energy since their trade deadline acquisitions of Kyle Kuzma, Jericho Sims, and Kevin Porter Jr.
- The Timberwolves are running hot and will try to secure their fifth-straight win tonight when they host the Spurs. It’s unlikely to be a coincidence that their recent surge coincides with the return of Julius Randle from a month-long absence. Also returning recently was Donte DiVincenzo, who has been playing some of his best ball of the season. We could be seeing just the beginning of a healthy Minnesota squad prepped to surge up the Western Conference standings down the final stretch of the season.
- The Kings and Clippers will put a cap on the evening in a battle for playoff positioning, as these teams sit a half-game apart in the standings. They’re also both well within reach of Minnesota and Golden State in a tightly packed middle of the West. Sacramento has been without Domantas Sabonis since he exited just a minute into a game against the Rockets on March 1, but that hasn’t slowed them down, picking up a victory in that matchup and two more in their next three. They’ll be without Sabonis again tonight, and also Malik Monk, while the Clippers will remain without Norman Powell.
