Luka Doncic scored 60 points in a game against the Miami Heat on Thursday night, becoming the first Los Angeles Lakers player to reach that milestone since Kobe Bryant's final career game. Doncic made nine three-pointers and recorded five steals in the victory.

That victory was the Lakers' 11th win in their last 12 games. Over his previous two games, Doncic averaged 50 points per game and has scored at least 30 points in eight consecutive games, all Lakers wins.

Entering Thursday's game, Doncic had averaged 34.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 7.9 assists, and 5.0 three-pointers per game for the month.

Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons exited a game after five minutes with an injury initially reported as back spasms that was later determined to be a collapsed lung. Cunningham is scheduled to be re-evaluated in two weeks.

Point guard Daniss Jenkins replaced Cunningham, playing 21 minutes and recording 15 points and seven assists in that game. Jenkins started the following game against the Washington Wizards, shooting 3-of-16 while scoring nine points and dishing five assists in 34 minutes. He took more shots than any other player on his team and recorded a block in the win.

Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves will miss one to two weeks with right knee inflammation. In two games without Edwards, both Timberwolves wins, shooting guard Ayo Dosunmu recorded a total of 21 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 2.0 three-pointers. Dosunmu recorded three steals on Thursday night.

Dosunmu is expected to play about 34 minutes per game over the next two weeks with Edwards sidelined.

The Milwaukee Bucks and power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo are in disagreement over whether he should play again this season, as Antetokounmpo has a hyperextended knee but wants to continue playing despite the injury.

Over his last seven games, New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges averaged 7.0 points, 1.0 three-pointers, 0.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 32% from the field. The Knicks were in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 7-3 record over their last 10 games.

As of March 20, 2026, three weeks remained in the NBA's regular season.