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\n Cleveland matched their all-time scoring record in regulation with a dominant 149-128 victory over Miami on Friday night. Former Heat player Max Strus led the charge with 29 points, while several other NBA games featured dramatic finishes and standout performances.\n <\/p>\n
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The Cleveland Cavaliers matched their franchise record for most points scored in a regulation game, overwhelming the Miami Heat 149-128 on Friday night behind a spectacular performance from former Miami player Max Strus.<\/p>\n
Strus torched his former team for 29 points, connecting on eight three-pointers and grabbing eight rebounds in just 23 minutes coming off the bench. Jarrett Allen contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds in his first game back from a right knee injury, while Evan Mobley posted 23 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland.<\/p>\n
James Harden delivered his best performance since joining from the Los Angeles Clippers, recording 17 points and a season-high 14 assists. The victory marked Cleveland\u2019s fifth win in their last six contests.<\/p>\n
Miami struggled throughout, with Jaime Jaquez Jr. leading the way with 20 points and Bam Adebayo adding 14 points and 16 rebounds. The loss dropped the Heat out of a three-way tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with Charlotte and Orlando. Miami has managed just one victory since March 14, going 1-6 during that stretch.<\/p>\n
Clippers 114, Pacers 113<\/p>\n
Kawhi Leonard delivered a clutch jumper with just 0.4 seconds remaining to give Los Angeles a thrilling road victory over Indiana. The Clippers overcame a 24-point deficit to secure their fourth consecutive win, with Leonard finishing with 28 points and Darius Garland contributing 30.<\/p>\n
Indiana\u2019s struggles continued as they suffered their 18th defeat in 19 games, despite 26 points from Aaron Nesmith and 20 from Obi Toppin.<\/p>\n
Nuggets 135, Jazz 129<\/p>\n
Nikola Jokic recorded another triple-double with 33 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists as Denver rallied past Utah for their fifth straight victory. Cameron Johnson hit the decisive three-pointer in the final minute, while Jamal Murray added 31 points and 14 assists.<\/p>\n
Utah led for most of the second half but couldn\u2019t hold on, suffering their eighth loss in nine games despite 25 points from Kyle Filipowski and 24 from Cody Williams.<\/p>\n
Celtics 109, Hawks 102<\/p>\n
Payton Pritchard exploded for a game-high 36 points and seven rebounds to help Boston snap Atlanta\u2019s three-game winning streak. Pritchard shot 13-of-23 from the field, including 6-of-11 from beyond the arc, while Jayson Tatum chipped in 26 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n
Atlanta couldn\u2019t overcome a late deficit despite 29 points from Jalen Johnson and 21 from CJ McCollum.<\/p>\n
Thunder 131, Bulls 113<\/p>\n
Oklahoma City used a devastating 22-0 second-half run to erase an eight-point deficit and defeat Chicago. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 25 points as they won their 13th game in 14 attempts.<\/p>\n
The loss eliminated Chicago from play-in tournament contention, marking their 19th defeat in 24 games.<\/p>\n
Other Results:<\/p>\n
Toronto defeated New Orleans 119-106 behind Scottie Barnes\u2019 23 points and 12 assists. Dallas snapped a five-game losing streak with a 100-93 win over Portland, led by Marvin Bagley III\u2019s 26 points. Houston beat Memphis 119-109 as Kevin Durant recorded 25 points and 10 assists. Los Angeles Lakers extended Brooklyn\u2019s losing streak to 10 games with a 116-99 victory, with Luka Doncic scoring 41 points. Golden State overcame Washington 131-126 behind Kristaps Porzingis\u2019 28 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cleveland matched their all-time scoring record in regulation with a dominant 149-128 victory over Miami on Friday night.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":683951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3778],"tags":[80926,80927,7,80920,80928,80922,80923,80921,80924,144,295,189,3881,6,80925],"class_list":{"0":"post-683950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-heat","8":"tag-102-3","9":"tag-102-3fm","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-fine-day","12":"tag-fine-day-102-3","13":"tag-fine-day-fm","14":"tag-fine-day-media","15":"tag-fine-day-radio","16":"tag-have-a-fine-day","17":"tag-heat","18":"tag-miami","19":"tag-miami-heat","20":"tag-miamiheat","21":"tag-nba","22":"tag-weller-radio"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116306440372326471","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/683951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}