Game RecapsThursday, Mar 19, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kaemyn Bekemeier had 22 points and 13 rebounds on Wednesday night, Lainie Douglas added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Missouri State beat Stephen F. Austin 85-75 at the women's First Four. No. 16 seed Missouri State (23-12), which has won at least one game in each of its last four NCAA Tournament appearances, plays top-seeded Texas in the Round of 64 on Friday. Missouri State shot 48% (33 of 69) and outrebounded SFA 50-30 to overcome 19 turnovers, which the Ladyjacks con...

Nothing is going wrong for the Hawks right now.

All five starters ended in double figures as Toronto does everything right from start to finish on the road

It’s impossible to stop these Hawks.

New York Knicks (45-25, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (17-52, 13th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York is looking to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Brooklyn. The Nets are 12-31 in Eastern Conference games. Brooklyn has the NBA's lowest-scoring offense averaging only 106.4 points per game. The Knicks are 29-15 in Eastern Conference play. New York is fourth in the league with 12.9 offensive rebounds per ga...

Toronto Raptors (39-29, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (42-28, sixth in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Toronto seeks to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Raptors take on Denver. The Nuggets have gone 19-13 in home games. Denver scores 120.7 points and has outscored opponents by 4.2 points per game. The Raptors are 20-13 in road games. Toronto has an 18-21 record against teams above .500. The 120.7 points per game the Nuggets sc...

The Dallas Mavericks got blown out again, this time a 135-120 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night in Dallas. CJ McCollum led the Hawks with 24 points, while Jalen Johnson almost had a triple double with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists. Daniel Gafford came off the bench to lead Dallas in scoring […]

Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 124-116 win over the Rockets.

Assigning Grades for the Mavericks in their 135-120 loss to the Hawks

pain…. pure pain.

BOSTON– This latest six-game road trip is basically a condensed reunion tour for Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis. With stops in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Dallas, Porzingis is hitting the town of every team he’s been with across his decade in the NBA. But this latest stop in Boston, the city where […] The post Warriors’ Kristaps Porzingis makes ‘weird but good’ confession ahead of return to Boston appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Denver Nuggets probably entered FedExForum on Wednesday thinking that they would get an easy win against the Memphis Grizzlies. The opposite, however, happened, as the Grizzlies upset the Nuggets, 125-118. The Nuggets suffered their fourth loss in seven games, falling to 42-28. While they still have plenty of chances to regain their footing, losing […] The post Nuggets’ David Adelman refuses to make excuses for brutal loss to Grizzlies appeared first on ClutchPoints .

A fairly one-sided affair.

Celtics legend Robert Parish returned to watch Wednesday night’s win over the Warriors — and stole the spotlight.

Utah Jazz host a Milwaukee Bucks team without Giannis Antetokounmpo

After a blowout loss to the Nuggets, the Sixers will be trying to pick up a win against the shorthanded, tanking Kings. What could go wrong?

LeBron James was listed as questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers ' game in Miami on Thursday, meaning Robert Parish might keep outright possession of the NBA's all-time games played record for a couple more days. The Lakers said James is dealing with left foot arthritis. The Lakers flew to Miami after that game, landing at 3:59 a.m. — later than most teams arrive in their next city when facing games on back-to-back days.

The First Four is fun, but it's not nearly as fun as rolling out four TVs to keep up with March Madness first round. Here's Thursday's schedule.

SportsLine's model simulated North Dakota State Bison vs. Michigan State Spartans and revealed its college basketball picks for this NCAA Tournament 2026 first-round matchup on Thursday

Miami (Ohio) basketball's First Four win over SMU quieting a lot of doubters. Now the RedHawks get a shot at Tennessee in March Madness first round.

Isaac McKneely scored 23 points, and Louisville hung on to beat South Florida 83-79 on Thursday to win its first NCAA Tournament game since Rick Pitino’s final season as coach. Ryan Conwell scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half and backup forward Sananda Fru had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals.

The bid for a perfect NCAA men's tournament bracket disappeared for over 25 million people by mid-afternoon on Thursday, fueled by 12th-seeded High Point's first-round stunner over fifth-seeded Wisconsin. ESPN reported that just under 900,000 blemish-free brackets remained after the opening wave of games. The upsets also took a toll over at Yahoo, where 83% of the entries included a win by Wisconsin in the first round.

Rounding up all Warriors and NBA related news for Thursday, March 19th.

SportsLine's model simulated Siena Saints vs. Duke Blue Devils and revealed its college basketball picks for this NCAA Tournament 2026 first-round matchup on Thursday

Michigan State waltzed through its first-round NCAA Tournament game, beating North Dakota State.

How many perfect brackets are left in the men's basketball NCAA Tournament? Here's what's left after Thursday's early slate of March Madness games.

The Cavaliers will look to pick up their second win on this three-game road trip.

Boston Celtics (46-23, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (24-44, 11th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Boston seeks to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Memphis. The Grizzlies are 13-20 on their home court. Memphis is seventh in the NBA with 28.5 assists per game led by Cam Spencer averaging 5.4. The Celtics are 22-13 on the road. Boston scores 114.4 points and has outscored opponents by 7.4 points per ga...

Lakers head coach JJ Redick lauded Luka Doncic’s performance in Wednesday’s 124-116 victory over the Rockets, saying, “He definitely put on a clinic down the stretch. Whether it was in isolation versus Sengun, he just got us good offense whether for himself or for his teammates every single time down the floor.” Redick credited the […] The post JJ Redick praises Doncic and James’ execution as Lakers extend winning streak appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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