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Big nights from Matas Buzelis, Josh Giddey fuel Bulls past Grizzlies

NBA: Memphis Grizzlies at Chicago BullsMar 16, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey (3) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies forward Tyler Burton (5) during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images

Matas Buzelis scored 18 of his 29 points in the third quarter and Josh Giddey contributed 16 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists to boost the host Chicago Bulls to a 132-107 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

Memphis lost for a season-high eighth straight time. Cedric Coward led the Grizzlies with 17 points.

Giddey has a triple-double in five of the seven games in which he has played in March. Tre Jones (17 points), Rob Dillingham (15), Jalen Smith (13), Guerschon Yabusele (13) and Leonard Miller (10) also scored in double figures for Chicago.

Sparked by Buzelis’ hot hand, Chicago opened the third quarter on a 21-4 run to seize control. Buzelis had 13 points during the spurt, including three makes from beyond the arc.

A Rayan Rupert trey with 6:10 remaining in the quarter stopped a Grizzlies scoring drought of 4:25.

Chicago surged ahead by 21 points in the third, but the Grizzlies rallied within six in the closing stages. Memphis whittled the deficit to eight points early in the fourth before the Bulls answered again, pushing the advantage to 26.

Taylor Hendricks and Jaylen Wells scored 16 points apiece for the Grizzlies. Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 13 points while Walter Clayton Jr. and Cam Spencer each had 12. Tyler Burton grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

Memphis led by as many as four points and Chicago by as many as seven during a back-and-forth first half in which the teams traded the advantage 22 times.

Chicago took a 61-57 lead into the break.

Coward led all scorers with 14 first-half points while Smith (11), Yabusele (11) and Giddey (10) sparked a balanced attack for the Bulls. Giddey, who on Friday surpassed Michael Jordan for 19th on the NBA’s all-time list for triple-doubles, added eight rebounds and eight assists in the first half.

Grizzlies reserve forward Taj Gibson, who played 562 games with the Bulls over his first eight NBA seasons, received an ovation upon entering the game in the first quarter. Gibson, at 40 years old the second-oldest active player in the NBA, had two points and two rebounds in eight minutes.

Four of Memphis’ losses during its current skid have come by double digits.

–Field Level Media

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Donovan Mitchell, Cavs end Pelicans' 7-game home win streak

NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers at New Orleans PelicansMar 21, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) battles Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) during the first half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, James Harden went for 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a fourth-quarter rally to snap the New Orleans Pelicans’ seven-game home winning streak 111-106 on Saturday.

Cleveland (44-27) came back from down as many as 15 points, going on runs of 16-2 and 10-0 in the final period to pull ahead.

After an offensively lackluster first three quarters, Harden came alive late. He scored 13 of his points in the final period, including knocking down a trio of 3-pointers during the initial Cavaliers run.

Sam Merrill also provided timely plays in Cleveland’s comeback, pulling down three of his 10 rebounds in the fourth quarter and scoring on a crucial bucket at the rim to give the Cavaliers a six-point cushion with 1:24 remaining.

New Orleans (25-47) answered with baskets from Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray to cut the deficit to one possession.

But Mitchell effectively put the game away for Cleveland when, with 4 seconds remaining, he scored under contact from Trey Murphy III and made the free throw.

Mitchell’s game-high in scoring marked a successful return to the lineup for the guard, who missed Cleveland’s win at Chicago on Thursday after sustaining an eye injury in practice.

He paced five Cavaliers scoring in double figures, with Merrill adding 15 points. Evan Mobley went for 18 points and eight rebounds, and Thomas Bryant added 11 points on 5-of-7 field-goal shooting off the bench.

Williamson shot 10 of 14 from the floor to lead New Orleans with 25 points. Saddiq Bey shot 4 of 8 from 3-point range on the way to 19 points, and Murray posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists. Yves Missi came off the bench to grab a game-high 10 rebounds.

Murphy’s 10 points were the season-long Pelicans scoring leader’s lowest output since scoring just eight points against Memphis on Jan. 30.

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Pavel Buchnevich, Blues stifle Canucks for road win

NHL: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver CanucksMar 21, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas (18) skates with the puck against Vancouver Canucks left wing Liam Ohgren (92) during the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Simon Fearn-Imagn Images

Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist for the St. Louis Blues in a 3-1 win against the host Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

Pius Suter and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues (28-30-11, 67 points), who snapped a two-game skid and pulled within six points of the second and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Jordan Binnington made 14 saves.

Filip Hronek scored and Kevin Lankinen made 18 saves for the Canucks (21-40-8, 50 points), who are 13 points behind the rest of the league.

It was a quiet first period between the two, with minimal chances and St. Louis edging Vancouver 5-4 in shots on goal. The Canucks didn’t register their first shot on goal until nearly six minutes into the frame.

The second period started off slow for both sides, with no shots on goal through the first six minutes before Vancouver notched a pair. The Blues got their first of the frame moments later and then started to pick up the pace and control the play.

Suter gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead at 10:17 of the middle period. Robert Thomas took a feed from Dylan Holloway in the slot but was denied by Lankinen. The rebound bounced out in front and Suter got a piece of the rolling puck, which then hit him as he slid toward the net with the puck rolling past Lankinen.

Buchnevich made it 2-0 just 79 seconds later. Philip Broberg found him uncovered at the top of the right circle and fed Buchnevich a no-look pass for a one-timer that beat the outstretched glove of Lankinen.

The Blues thought they had a 3-0 lead off a Holloway tally with just under four minutes remaining in the period, but Vancouver challenged for a missed stoppage. The goal was overturned after video review showed Jimmy Snuggerud had knocked the puck down with a high stick four seconds earlier.

Hronek cut it to 2-1 on the power play at 8:32 of the third period, firing a snap shot from the middle of the blue line that deflected off Logan Mailloux’s stick past Binnington’s glove.

Kyrou scored an empty-net goal on the power play with 48 seconds left to close out the scoring.

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DC United, Atlanta United struggle to find chances, play to 0-0 draw

MLS: D.C. United at Atlanta United FCMar 21, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almirón (10) steals the ball against D.C. United defender Silvan Hefti (5) during the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images

Host Atlanta United and D.C. United ended their meeting on Saturday night the same way it started as the Eastern Conference foes played to a 0-0 draw.

Atlanta (1-3-1, 4 points) came into the night having picked up its first win of the season a week ago, a 3-1 victory against the Philadelphia Union to give Atlanta five goals over its previous two matches.

D.C. (2-2-1, 7 points), which snapped a two-match losing streak in its last outing, kept a clean sheet for the second time this season and for the first time since its season opener, a 1-0 win over the Union on Feb. 21.

Chances were at a premium for both sides as neither Atlanta’s Lucas Hoyos nor D.C.’s Sean Johnson had much to do in their respective goals. In fact, the best chance of the first half for either side was a Cooper Sanchez’s attempt just outside the box in the 13th minute that Johnson was able to deal with.

D.C., on its end, came close to the opening goal in the 61st minute after poor defending for Atlanta led to a flurry of activity in front of its own net. Hoyos, though, made a save on Jackson Hopkins’ attempt.

In the 83rd minute, Caden Clark had a chance to put D.C. in front, but his attempt struck the right post. Then, in the 87th minute, Brandon Servania’s long-range effort rang off the crossbar.

That was the final meaningful opportunity of the evening for both teams as they each walked off the pitch with a point apiece.

Atlanta held a 64.8% to 35.1% advantage in possession for the match and outshot D.C. 9-4. But it was held scoreless for the third time this season.

Hoyos ended the night with a single save en route to the first clean sheet of his MLS career. Johnson stopped both Atlanta shots he faced.

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