NBA roundup: Magic rolls over Grizzlies to end skid

Basketball
Published 31.03.2024
NBA roundup: Magic rolls over Grizzlies to end skid

Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 factors and 13 rebounds because the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 118-88 on Saturday.

Orlando led by as many as 43 and snapped a three-game shedding streak. Seven Magic gamers scored in double figures, together with Cole Anthony (15), Jalen Suggs (15), Franz Wagner (13), and Paolo Banchero, who had 13 factors, 9 rebounds, seven assists, and matched his profession excessive with 4 blocked pictures. Markelle Fultz had 12 factors, and Joe Ingles chipped in 11 factors.

Orlando by no means trailed after the opening two minutes and shot 48.7 per cent from the ground, together with 22 of 44 (50 per cent) from 3-point vary. The Magic led by 20 on the finish of the opening quarter and by no means let the undermanned Grizzlies get inside putting distance.

Memphis performed with a makeshift lineup after Desmond Bane (again soreness) and Santi Aldama (sickness) have been dominated out previous to the sport. Jordan Goodwin led the Grizzlies with 16 factors and 11 rebounds off the bench. Brandon Clarke scored 13 factors, GG Jackson and Scottie Pippen Jr. added 11 apiece, Jake LaRavia had 10, and Luke Kennard scored 9 after lacking the previous 5 video games (private causes).

Bucks 122, Hawks 113

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 factors and 16 rebounds, and visiting Milwaukee ended its two-game shedding streak by beating Atlanta.

Antetokounmpo was 12-for-22 from the sphere and 12-for-16 from the free-throw line and added eight assists for the Bucks. It was the league-leading thirty fourth time that Antetokounmpo has recorded 30-plus factors and 10-plus rebounds.

The Hawks have been led by Bogdan Bogdanovic with 38 factors and 10 rebounds, and Dejounte Murray with 20 factors, 12 assists and eight rebounds.

Celtics 104, Pelicans 92

Kristaps Porzingis had a double-double, and Boston’s defence stifled the New Orleans offence after an enormous first interval because the visiting Celtics pulled away for a win.

Porzingis completed with 19 factors and 10 rebounds, 4 teammates additionally scored in double figures, and the Celtics took command within the third quarter to finish a two-game shedding streak — tied for its longest of the season. Jayson Tatum led the way in which with 23 factors.

Zion Williamson scored 25 factors, and CJ McCollum added 24 to guide the Pelicans. New Orleans scored 37 factors within the first quarter however completed with fewer factors within the second and third quarters mixed (31).