PAOLO Banchero had 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Orlando Magic snapped Cleveland’s franchise-record 16-game winning streak, beating the NBA-best Cavaliers 108-103 on Sunday (Monday in Manila).
Franz Wagner scored 22 points and Anthony Black added 17 off the bench for Orlando (32-37), which handed Cleveland just its fifth home loss of the season. Wendell Carter Jr. had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 15 points.
Orlando scored six straight points to end the game after Max Strus hit a 3-pointer with 1:02 remaining to put the Cavaliers ahead 103-102. After the Magic regained the lead on Banchero’s jump shot, Caldwell-Pope and Wagner made four consecutive free throws to seal the victory.
Donovan Mitchell returned following a two-game absence and scored 23 points for Cleveland (56-11), which lost for the first time since Feb. 4. Jarrett Allen had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Darius Garland added 19 points, Ty Jerome had 12, and Strus chipped in 10.
In other games, it was the Sixers 130, Mavs 125; Lakers 107, Suns 96; Nets 122, Hawks 114; Blazers 105, Raptors 102; Wolves 128, Jazz 102
Thunder 121, Bucks 105; and Clippers 123, Hornets 88.
Sixers 130, Mavs 125
Quentin Grimes led seven Philadelphia scorers in double figures with 28 points, and the 76ers snapped a three-game losing skid with a road win over Dallas.
Sunday marked Grimes’ fifth game with at least 28 points this March. Ricky Council IV posted a double-double for Philadelphia with 13 points and 10 rebounds. GuerschonYabusele added 14 points, and Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jeff Dowtin Jr. and OshaeBrissett scored 19, 14 and 13 points off the bench.
P.J. Washington led Dallas with game-highs of 29 points and 12 rebounds. Klay Thompson scored 21 points, shooting 3 of 7 from 3-point range. Max Christie, who scored 18 points off the bench, shot 4 of 6 from long distance. The rest of the Mavericks were just 3 of 21 from outside.
Lakers 107, Suns 96
Luka Doncic had 33 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Austin Reaves added 28 points and host Los Angeles snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Phoenix.
Jaxson Hayes matched his season high with 19 points and Dorian Finney-Smith added 10 for the Lakers, who led by as many as 20 and held the Suns to 39.3 percent shooting, including 9 of 41 (22 percent) from 3-point range.
Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 21 points and nine rebounds. Devin Booker scored 19 points, Ryan Dunn had 13, Nick Richards added 11 and Royce O’Neale chipped in 10. The Suns have lost three of their last four games. – Field Level Media
