Jordan Poole scored 23 points and the Washington Wizards beat the Sacramento Kings 116-111 Wednesday night to split the season series between the teams.
However, Daniels (+4000 on March 4) has been gaining steam over the last month, and on Wednesday, he passed Cunningham (+120) as the favorite at -210. And unlike the former No. 1 overall pick, Daniels is a much better fit for the award.
Of the Cavs' five starters—four of which had 10+ points in the game—it was center Jarrett Allen and guard Donovan Mitchell who mostly led the way, with Allen dropping 21 points and 8 rebounds to pair with Mitchell's 27/6/5.
Boston had its nine-game win streak snapped Wednesday night with a 124-103 home loss to the Miami Heat. The Celtics nearly erased a 22-point third-quarter deficit but faded in the fourth, prompting head coach Joe Mazzulla to play his backups for the final five minutes.
Stephen Curry had an explosive performance on Tuesday night as he scored 52 points including made 12 three-pointers en route to a 134–125 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Golden State Warriors star made some NBA history as well, passing the late, great Jerry West on the NBA's all-time scoring list to reach No. 25 on the rankings.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are eight wins away from becoming just the third team in NBA history to hit the 70-win threshold in the regular season. They would need to be a perfect 8-0 down the stretch to pull off the feat, however, and the odds for them doing so are pretty long.
The victory was Detroit's 42nd of the season, up from 14 wins a year ago. That 28-win jump makes the Pistons the first NBA team to triple their win total from the previous full, 82-game season. The Charlotte Bobcats tripled their win total from seven in 2011-12 to 21 in 2012-13, but the first total came in a lockout-shortened 66-game season.
Magic dishes out some high praise for Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent, two Lakers role players who stepped up in a win over the Rockets.
JD Davison delivered a standout performance, scoring 38 points as the Maine Celtics dominated the Capital City Go-Go 115-95 on Tuesday night.