Big NBA stat night
Jaylen Brown erupted for 41 points (18 in the fourth) in Boston’s tight win over Phoenix while Devin Booker also hit 40 — one of the rare nights with two 40‑point stars in the same game. LeBron posted a season‑high 38 with 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the Lakers’ 122–115 win over Boston, and Nikola Jokić turned in a 24/14/11 triple‑double in a separate Suns matchup — lots of late‑season star power. (x.com) (x.com) (x.com) (x.com)
At TD Garden on March 16, 2026, Brown played 40 minutes and shot 10-for-20 from the field while making 19 of 21 free throws; Jayson Tatum added 21 in his fifth game back from a torn Achilles. (espn.com)) Devin Booker produced a 23-point third quarter — at one stretch scoring Phoenix’s last 21 points — and wing Jalen Green contributed 21 as the Suns struggled to close out the comeback. (sports.yahoo.com)) Brown’s performance feeds a season in which he’s averaging about 28.4 points per game, placing him among the NBA’s top scorers this year. (espn.com)) Separately, Nikola Jokić posted a triple-double of 14 points, 14 rebounds and 15 assists in Denver’s 133–111 win over Phoenix on Oct. 25, 2025 — his second triple-double of that season and one of more than 160 career regular‑season triple-doubles. (sports.yahoo.com)) The results carried standing implications: Boston improved to 45–23 in the East while Phoenix sat 39–29, with the Celtics scheduled to host Golden State next and the Suns slated to visit Minnesota per the game recaps and league schedule. (africa.espn.com))
