Game RecapsWednesday, Mar 11, 2026

Philadelphia 76ers (35-30, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (46-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hits the road against Detroit looking to break its three-game road losing streak. The Pistons are 31-10 in Eastern Conference games. Detroit is fifth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 45.9 rebounds. Jalen Duren paces the Pistons with 10.6 boards. The 76ers are 21-22 in conference matchups. Philadelphia...

Phoenix Suns (38-27, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (15-50, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana hosts Phoenix looking to stop its six-game home slide. The Pacers have gone 10-22 at home. Indiana is 4-30 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Suns are 16-14 in road games. Phoenix has a 7-7 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Pacers score 111.4 points per game, 0.4 more points than the 111.0 the Suns g...

Brooklyn Nets (17-48, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (34-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will try to keep its six-game home win streak alive when the Hawks play Brooklyn. The Hawks are 19-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta is first in the Eastern Conference with 30.5 assists per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging 7.9. The Nets are 12-29 in conference play. Brooklyn is at the bottom of the Eastern Conf...

Chicago Bulls (27-38, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (40-25, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago visits the Los Angeles Lakers after Matas Buzelis scored 41 points in the Bulls' 130-124 overtime win over the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers have gone 21-12 at home. Los Angeles ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 14.5 fast break points per game led by LeBron James averaging 5.7. The Bulls are 11-20 in roa...

Milwaukee Bucks (27-37, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (37-29, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Miami hosts the Milwaukee Bucks after Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in the Miami Heat's 150-129 win against the Washington Wizards. The Heat have gone 21-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is 6-3 in one-possession games. The Bucks are 19-24 in Eastern Conference play. Milwaukee is 15-24 in games decided by 10 points or more. The...

Just The Thing.

Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 120-106 win over the Timberwolves.

Austin Reaves torching the Wolves led to another quality win for the Lakers.

Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference was a dream for nocturnals. The Bulldogs became catnip for night owls, must-see TV for the insomniacs among us.

Boston battled through the craziness but couldn’t beat San Antonio

The Suns beat Charlotte and the supporting cast told the story.

Thanks to the wonkiness that is the NBA Cup, the Houston Rockets are making their third trip the Mile High City to take on the Denver Nuggets this season. Things do even out overall, as Houston got the Los Angeles Clippers three times in Houston and just once in Ballmer’s Toilet Emporium (I think Xiane […]

CBS Sports and SportsLine expert Matt Severance looks at Wednesday's Patriot League final on CBS Sports Network.

Assigning Grades for the Mavericks in their 124-112 loss to the Hawks

Gonzaga advances x2 among multitude of mid-major finals, AJ Dybantsa sets a Big 12 record, Stanford loses a heartbreaker and more from Wednesday's college basketball action.

Two-way player John Tonje exploded for a career-high 42 points in a Maine Celtics win on Tuesday night.

The Phoenix Suns have won two games on the bounce in the buildup to their trip to the Milwaukee Bucks and are 37-27 for the season, still looking at the top half of the Western Conference. The Bucks, meanwhile, have lost five of their last six games but get an unlikely boost for this one. […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks teammate could return vs. Suns for first game since early November appeared first on ClutchPoints .

A seven-game win streak for the Hawks at the right time of the season.

The Spurs — 16-1 over their past 17 games — are closing contests consistently and doing so against all caliber of teams. And of course, Wembanyama is the key to it all.

EDITOR'S NOTE: When Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors, it was the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. The record was set by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points on March 2, 1962, against the New York Knicks. Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo scored 83 points Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards to pass Bryant on the list of most points scored in an NBA game.

Three thoughts on the last week of action as the Pistons end their slump

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quadir Copeland had 24 points and eight assists , Ven-Allen Lubin added 18 points and No. 7 seed N.C. State beat 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 98-88 on Wednesday in the second round of the ACC Tournament. N.C. State (20-12) advances to play No. 2 seed and 10th-ranked Virginia in the quarterfinals on Thursday. N.C. State led 51-50 at halftime as both teams shot over 60% from the field and had three players in double-figure scoring. The Wolfpack went 7 of 9 from 3-point range, w...

Cooper Koch scored a career-high 19 points, Bennett Stirtz added 17 and the pair fueled a run of 21 straight points to help send Iowa to a 75-64 win over Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. Koch made 5 of 8 3-point attempts and Stirtz had eight assists and a team-high six rebounds for the ninth-seeded Hawkeyes (21-11), who snapped a three-game losing streak and will take on eighth-seeded Ohio State in a quarterfinal Thursday. Tavion Banks added 12 points and C...

The vibe was off from the start in this one. It almost felt like there had been too much buildup for it. Too much momentum for it not to go a little sideways. “Two title contenders squaring off!” “Possible Finals preview!” “Jayson Tatum continuing his incredible return!” “Wembanyama making an MVP push!” “The two hottest […]

Otega Oweh scored 23 points, including a key jumper with 1:12 remaining, and Brandon Garrison added 17 points off the bench as No. 9 seed Kentucky beat 16th-seeded LSU 87-82 on Wednesday in the opening game of the SEC Tournament. Kentucky (20-12) advances to play No. 8 seed Missouri in the second round on Thursday. The Wildcats had not played on a Wednesday at this tournament since the SEC brought the event back in 1979.

Ausar Thompson missing another game with an ankle injury

The Oklahoma City Thunder finally arrived as an NBA powerhouse with a championship run in 2025, defeating the Indiana Pacers in seven games in the NBA Finals. This year, they look equally dominant – and they are gaining plenty of…

Golden State lost two winnable games,. As a consequence, they would now have to win two much tougher ones to escape the play-in.

“He’s just another guy that can impact winning for us.”

Rounding up all Warriors and NBA related news for Wednesday, March 11th.