Tip Off Live daily · Tuesday, March 17

NBA daily digest: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40

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8 games finished on Tuesday, March 17, averaging 234 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer and 4 were routs of 20 or more.

The top individual line belonged to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), who scored 40 points on 14-of-27 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game247Pistons at Wizards
Biggest margin30Hornets over Heat
Most points by a player40Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
Most threes6Carlton Carrington, WAS
Most assists13LaMelo Ball, CHA
Most rebounds15Evan Mobley, CLE

Game by game

The Hornets won by 30, breaking it open in the fourth quarter (40-18).

The Thunder beat the Magic 113-108.

The Pistons beat the Wizards 130-117.

The Knicks won by 26, breaking it open in the fourth quarter (31-19).

The Bucks led after three quarters, but the Cavaliers won the fourth 38-29 to take it 123-116.

The Timberwolves beat the Suns 116-104.

The Nuggets won by 28, breaking it open in the first quarter (38-22).

The Spurs won by 28, breaking it open in the first quarter (39-22).

Players of the night

Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.

Josh Hart NYK33 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast on 12-13 shooting · win vs IND
33.9
Jalen Duren DET36 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast on 13-17 shooting · win vs WAS
33.7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC40 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl on 14-27 shooting · win vs ORL
29
James Harden CLE27 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast on 7-10 shooting · win vs MIL
26.5
Evan Mobley CLE27 pts, 15 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk on 12-21 shooting · win vs MIL
25.9
OG Anunoby NYK26 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast on 10-13 shooting · win vs IND
25.7

Streaks to know

  • Boston Celtics (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
  • Brooklyn Nets (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
  • Houston Rockets (5-0) are on a winning streak of 5.
  • Memphis Grizzlies (5-0) are on a winning streak of 5.

Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.