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Kevin Durant’s just 26 points behind Michael Jordan after Friday night’s action

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Kevin Durant is 26 points behind Michael Jordan for No. 5 on the all-time scoring list after the Rockets defeated the Hawks.

What we know about Friday night’s games

  • Kevin Durant (25 pts) is now just 26 points from passing Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list after leading the Rockets over the Hawks 117-95.
  • The Knicks beat the Nets 93-92 in a Big Apple battle behind Karl-Anthony Towns (26 pts, 15 reb).
  • The Nuggets defeated the Raptors 121-115 in a close contest behind Jamal Murray (36 pts) and Nikola Jokić (22 pts, 8 reb, 9 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk).

MARCH 20, 2026 // 12:24 ET

Friday’s results

Donovan Clingan (21 pts, 15 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk) is your top performer of the night.

MARCH 20, 2026 // 11:30 ET

Nuggets defeat Raptors

121-115.

Jamal Murray (31 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast) was the star of the show for the Nuggets, along with Nikola Jokić (22 pts, 8 reb, 9 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk).

Jakob Poetl (23 pts, 11 reb, 2 stl) put up a strong night on 10-of-14 shooting for the Raptors.

MARCH 20, 2026 // 11:12 ET

League Pass Alert: Raptors-Nuggets

107-103 Denver with 4:22 to go in the fourth quarter, as Jamal Murray (26 pts) goes off.

Catch the finish on League Pass!

MARCH 20, 2026 // 11:01 ET

Durant on the chase

The Rockets defeated the Hawks 117-95, as their legendary forward continues his climb up the all-time scoring chart.

MARCH 20, 2026 // 10:57 ET

Blazers take a clutch win on the road

As they defeat the Timberwolves 108-104 behind Jerami Grant (26 pts) and Deni Avdija (25 pts).

Minnesota, which was without Anthony Edwards, had six players score in double figures, led by Julius Randle (19 pts) and Rudy Gobert (18 pts, 15 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk).

MARCH 20, 2026 // 10:45 ET

Celtics on a streak

MARCH 20, 2026 // 10:26 ET

Rising high for the A

Our top dunk of the evening so far — an 83.1 on the Dunk Score scale.

MARCH 20, 2026 // 10:11 ET

Brunson in Brooklyn

The Knicks’ captain (17 pts, 8 reb) came up clutch as New York took control of a game that featured nine lead changes in the fourth quarter to win 93-92.

Josh Minott (22 pts, career-high six 3-pointers) was the top man for the Nets.

 

MARCH 20, 2026 // 9:46 ET

Piston powered

By defeating the Warriors 115-101, the Pistons clinched a top-six spot in the Eastern Conference Playoffs for the second straight year.

NBA.com’s Jeff Zillgitt has more for you about Detroit’s postseason plans.

MARCH 20, 2026 // 9:21 ET

A born scorer at work

MARCH 20, 2026 // 8:50 ET

Jalen Johnson soars

The Duke product has 13 triple-doubles this season — nearly doubling the former Hawks’ franchise record of 7.

MARCH 20, 2026 // 8:15 ET

Entering to chase His Airness

MARCH 20, 2026 // 6:30 ET

KD chasing MJ

NBA.com’s Shaun Powell has a look at Kevin Durant’s pursuit of Michael Jordan’s No. 5 spot on the all-time scoring list.

Kevin Durant’s best basket of 2025-26.

MARCH 20, 2026 // 6:00 ET

Welcome to a six-game night!

Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks are in Houston to face the Rockets on NBA TV.

Our slate tonight is highlighted by a clash between Jalen Johnson’s Hawks and Kevin Durant’s Rockets on NBA TV (8 ET)

Here’s the complete slate:

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