NBA Games
Detroit Pistons defeated New Orleans Pelicans, 136-130. Antonio Reeves (Simeon) made his 34th appearance off the bench for New Orleans. He had three points (1-1 FG, 1-1 3PT) with a -3 plus-minus. He is shooting 37.7 from beyond the arc this season (69 attempts).
Cleveland Cavaliers snap their losing streak at four games with a 120-91 win over Utah Jazz on the road. Max Strus (Stagg) started his 29th game for the Cavs. He had just seven points (3-6FG, 1-4 3PT) with three rebounds, two assists, a turnover, and a +20 plus-minus in 18 minutes. Strus has scored in single digits in back-to-back games for the first time since February 20-21.
Boston Celtics defeated Portland Trail Blazers, 129-116. Drew Peterson (Libertyville) did not play in the win.
Denver Nuggets defeated Houston Rockets, 116-111. Fred VanVleet (Auburn) played in his seventh straight game for Houston (all starts). He had seven points (2-12 FG, 1-8 3PT, 2-2 FT) with three rebounds, five assists, a turnover, and a -2 plus-minus in a game-high 42 minutes. This was the 18th game for VanVleet scoring less than 10 points- he had just 10 such games last season.
G League Games
Capital City Go-Go defeated Raptors 905, 122-101. Evan Gilyard (Simeon) started for Raptors 905. He had 16 point (5-12 FG, 1-3 3PT, 3-3 FT) with five assists, a steal, three turnovers, and a -29 plus-minus in 33 minutes.
Oklahoma City Blue defeated Memphis Hustle, 126-123, in overtime. DJ Steward (Whitney Young) started for Memphis while Malachi Smith (Belleville West) came off the bench. Steward had 24 points (10-19 FG, 4-9 3PT) with three rebounds (one offensive), an assist, a block, six turnovers, and a +4 plus-minus in 39 minutes.
Smith had 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-6 3PT) with five rebounds (two offensive), three assists, a steal, and a -12 plus-minus in 28 minutes.
Charles Matthews (St. Rita) did not play in the loss.
Austin Spurs defeated Salt Lake City Stars, 110-108. Justin Harmon (Curie) came off the bench for the Stars. He had zero points (0-3 FG) with three rebounds (one offensive), an assist, a turnover, and a +6 plus-minus in eight minutes.
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