March 9, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden (1) takes a late shot against the Philadelphia 76ers at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images James Harden scored 21 points and fellow trade deadline signing Keion Ellis added 19 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-101 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
Harden, his 17th of the season, reached 29,000 points in the first quarter and finished the game with 29,017 points, ranking 9th in career scoring. Hall of Fame center Wilt Chamberlain ranked eighth with 31,419 points.
The Cavaliers earned their eighth win in nine home games. They are 23-9 since December 29 and have moved up to fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Donovan Mitchell had 17 points and six assists for Cleveland, which has won all four games with 25 points against the 76ers, who have come up short this season.
Quentin Grimes had 17 points off the bench for the 76ers and Justin Edwards had 14. Cameron Payne, who started in place of All-Star point guard Tyrese Maxey (sprained right finger), recorded 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Nets 126, Grizzlies 115
Day’Ron Sharpe tied a season high with 19 points and Brooklyn earned a win over Memphis in New York.
Sharpe highlighted an 8-of-11 with a powerful one-handed dunk over Rayan Rupert that gave the Nets a 98-88 lead with 10:33 remaining. Ochai Agbaji added a season-high 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting. He scored nine straight Brooklyn points, capped by a step-back 3-pointer for a 110-95 lead with eight minutes left. Rookie Nolan Traore made 4 of 17 3-pointers for Brooklyn and scored 17 points.
Memphis had eight players available as Ty Jerome (calf), Scottie Pippen Jr. (toe) and rookie Cedric Coward (knee) sat back-to-back up front. Rupert led the Grizzlies with a career-high 20 points and Javon Small had 19 points. GG Jackson had 18 points, Jaylen Wells had 17 and rookie Walton Clayton Jr. had 13.
Thunder 129, Nuggets 126
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, including a last-minute stepback 3-pointer, to help Oklahoma City earn a home win over Denver.
Gilgeous-Alexander tied Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA record with his 126th consecutive 20-point game. Gilgeous-Alexander added 15 assists and nine rebounds. Jaylin Williams scored 29 points on a career-high seven 3-pointers and contributed 12 rebounds to help Oklahoma City win without big men Chet Holmgren (flu) and Isaiah Hartenstein (calf).
Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists to go with 11 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Thunder from improving to 3-0 against the Nuggets this season. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 28 points off the bench and Aaron Gordon had 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Clippers 126, Knicks 118
Kawhi Leonard had 29 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, and Los Angeles hit .500 for the first time in more than four months with a win over New York.
Bennedict Mathurin added 28 points and seven rebounds off the bench as Los Angeles kept its record even at 32-32. Darius Garland hit five 3-pointers and had 23 points and seven assists as the Clippers earned their fifth win in six games. Brook Lopez and Derrick Jones Jr. added 16 points each for Los Angeles.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 35 points on 13-of-17 shooting and had 12 rebounds and seven assists before fouling out for New York. Jalen Brunson had 28 points and eight assists, OG Anunoby had 22 points and Josh Hart had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks, who fell to 1-2 in a five-game road trip.
Jazz 119, Warriors 116
Blake Hinson made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 29.2 seconds left in the game, giving Utah a victory over Golden State in Salt Lake City.
Hinson hit four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points, helping Utah secure its second win in three games. Kyle Filipowski had 19 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Jazz. Brice Sensabaugh scored a team-high 21 points.
De’Anthony Melton led Golden State with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Draymond Green finished the game with a game-high 11 assists. Gui Santos added 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Warriors, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Brandin Podziemski had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
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