NBA daily digest: Donovan Mitchell scores 42
4 games finished on Tuesday, March 24, averaging 244 combined points. 3 games were decided by five points or fewer and 1 was a rout of 20 or more.
The top individual line belonged to Donovan Mitchell (CLE), who scored 42 points on 14-of-22 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Most points in a game267Magic at Cavaliers
Biggest margin44Hornets over Kings
Most points by a player42Donovan Mitchell, CLE
Most threes6Coby White, CHA
Most assists17Nikola Jokic, DEN
Most rebounds17Nikola Jokic, DEN
Game by game
The Hornets won by 44, breaking it open in the second quarter (38-22).
The Knicks beat the Pelicans 121-116.
267 combined points as the Cavaliers won 136-131.
A 2-point game: the Nuggets edged the Suns 125-123.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Donovan Mitchell CLE42 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast on 14-22 shooting · win vs ORL
31.3Nikola Jokic DEN23 pts, 17 reb, 17 ast on 9-16 shooting · win vs PHX
29.6Paolo Banchero ORL36 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast on 10-19 shooting · loss vs CLE
26.7Jalen Brunson NYK32 pts, 1 reb, 7 ast on 11-19 shooting · win vs NOP
25.5Coby White CHA27 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast on 9-12 shooting · win vs SAC
24.4Moussa Diabate CHA17 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast on 6-7 shooting · win vs SAC
21.8Streaks to know
- Boston Celtics (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Cleveland Cavaliers (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.
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.