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Jrue Holiday had 35 points and 11 assists, and Jerami Grant added 30 points as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid with a 122-114 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Portland (30-33), making a push to qualify for the postseason, used a 24-19 scoring edge over the final nine minutes to seal the win. The Trail Blazers had lost three of their last four and four of their last six games entering Wednesday.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Ace Austin scored all of her 14 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday night and Alabama beat Missouri 65-48 in the first round of the SEC Tournament and extend the Tigers' skid. Alabama (22-9), which had lost back-to-back games and five of six, won its first conference tournament game since 2022. The Crimson Tide plays No. 6 seed Tennessee on Thursday. Austin hit four 3s in a 12-2 run to open fourth that made it 14-point game with 6:39 remaining and the Tigers got no ...

C.J. Cox scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 48 seconds left that helped No. 15 Purdue edge Nick Martinelli and Northwestern 70-66 on Wednesday night. Cox outlasted Martinelli in a memorable duel in the final minutes, sending Purdue to a sorely needed victory. The Boilermakers (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) had lost two in a row and three of four overall.

Hornets have won 6 straight games by 15+ points, the longest streak by any team since the 2017-18 Warriors. It's tied for the 2nd-longest streak in NBA history. ht: @stathead.com

With the league’s second-worst record, the Pacers don’t have much incentive to play Ivica Zubac, but coach Rick Carlisle said the veteran center will be back on the court before the season ends, according to Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star (Twitter link). Zubac, who was acquired from the Clippers at the trade deadline, is […]

Max Kellerman and Rich Paul take opposing sides on how Michael Jordan would perform in today's NBA.

LeBron's active former teammates could make quite a powerful lineup if they joined forces in the current NBA.

The Milwaukee Bucks finally have Giannis Antetokounmpo back in the lineup, but the celebration was short-lived. Just before tip-off against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, the team announced that guard Kevin Porter Jr. would miss the contest due to significant swelling in his right knee. While the game is currently a tight battle at […] The post Bucks HC Doc Rivers hopes for best amid growing Kevin Porter Jr. injury concerns appeared first on ClutchPoints .

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Reserve Braeden Carrington scored 18 points, John Blackwell scored 14 points and Wisconsin poured it on in the second half to dismantle Maryland 78-45 on Wednesday night. Nick Boyd scored 13 points and reserve Austin Rapp scored 11 points for Wisconsin (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten), which had 11 players enter the scoring column. The Badgers' Andrew Rohde passed out six of Wisconsin's 15 assists and didn't commit a turnover. Wisconsin turned it over only three times. Andre Mills sc...

Box score for the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA game from March 4, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

The superstar big man is starting to understand he can impact winning without having to force the issue on offense.

Amari McCottry scored 18 points, Dion Brown added 15 and No. 25 Saint Louis clinched the top seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament by beating Loyola Chicago 79-65 on Wednesday night. The Billikens (27-3, 15-2) finished unbeaten at Chaifetz Arena for the first time in the building's 18-year history and tied the school record with their 22nd consecutive home win, 19 coming this season. Xavier Amos led the Ramblers (7-23, 3-14) with a season-high 25 points and Kayde Dotson scored 19.

Katie Fiso scored 20 points, Ehis Etute had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Oregon defeated Purdue 82-64 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday night. Mia Jacobs had 14 points and nine rebounds for 11th-seeded Oregon (21-11). Lana McCarthy had 14 points and nine rebounds before fouling out, and Hila Karsh and Tara Daye each scored 11 points for Purdue (13-17), the 14th seed.

Alex Caruso (left hip contusion) and Isaiah Hartenstein (left calf tightness) were ruled out during the team's 103-100 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday night and will be reevaluated Thursday.

Ivica Zubac’s locker inside the road locker room at Intuit Dome tonight.

Somehow, Jalen Brunson — then OG Anunoby — had the ball with a chance to send the game to overtime. Down by three points with 6.0 seconds left, both got open 3-pointers to tie the game. But both missed, and that was that. Players hate talking about moral victories, but this was one of them. ...

Walker logged 22 points (7-12 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 4-6 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists and one block over 28 minutes during the 76res' 106-102 win over the Jazz on Wednesday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Dallas gives it another go against Orlando

John Mobley Jr. scored 28 points and Bruce Thornton added 18 in Ohio State's 94-62 win over Penn State on Wednesday night. Three other Buckeye scorers were in double digits— Devin Royal and Amare Bynum both finished with 14 and Christoph Tilly with 10.

The Oklahoma City Thunder survived the Knicks 103-100 to win its fourth straight and snap New York’s three-game streak on Wednesday night. Chet Holmgren tallied 28 points and eight rebounds, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points for the Thunder. Holmgren tied a career high with six three-pointers, and Lu Dort added 16 points, who recovered […] The post Thunder storm Knicks 103-100 behind Holmgren, Gilgeous-Alexander appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

ATLANTA (AP) — Dai Dai Ames scored 18 points and Lee Dort scored 16 points and California beat Georgia Tech 79-65 on Wednesday night for the Bears' fourth win in the last five games. John Camden added 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Chris Bell scored 10 for Cal. The Bears overcame 21% shooting (5 of 24) from 3-point range with the help of a 57.5% (23 of 40) inside the arc. Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored 19 points on the strength of 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc, Akai Fleming sc...

Kon Knueppel scored 20 points and the Charlotte Hornets extended their win streak to six games with a a 118-89 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Brandon Miller and LaMelo Ball each added 18 points. Coby White finished with 17 points and six assists to help Charlotte (32-31) move above .500 for the first time since Oct. 26.

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Darius Acuff Jr. had 28 points and 13 assists, Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 28 and No. 20 Arkansas beat Texas 105-85 on Wednesday night to clinch a double bye into the quartefinals of the SEC Tournament. After securing a top-four finish in the Southeastern Conference standings, the Razorbacks (22-8, 12-5) will bypass the first two rounds next week in Nashville, Tennessee. Acuff became the first player in Arkansas history with at least 25 points and 10 assists in a game.

Tre Donaldson scored 17 points, Malik Reneau had a double-double and No. 22 Miami beat SMU 77-69 on Wednesday night, ensuring the Hurricanes a double bye in next week’s ACC Tournament. Reneau had 12 points and 11 rebounds while Tru Washington scored 15 for Miami (24-6, 13-4), which got its seventh win in eight games since the start of February. Freshman guard Noam Dovrat had 12 points on four 3-pointers for the second game in a row.

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After an ankle-related one-game hiatus, Zion Williamson wasted little time reminding everyone what the pushy New Orleans Pelicans look like at full strength. Williamson finished with 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting, adding four rebounds and drawing six fouls in 33 minutes in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite the loss, it was a […] The post How Pelicans, Zion Williamson responded to ‘tough whistle’ after ankle injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Harrison Barnes is usually the gold standard for NBA reliability. Before Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs forward hadn’t missed a professional basketball game since late 2021. But even the league’s most durable veterans are no match for the dangers of a mid-day snooze. In one of the most bizarre injury reports you will ever […] The post The bizarre reason Spurs’ forward Harrison Barnes’ streak of 364 games played was snapped appeared first on ClutchPoints .