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Hartenstein had 17 points (6-8 FG, 5-7 FT), 12 rebounds, five assists and one steal in 29 minutes during Sunday's 113-112 loss to Oklahoma City.

Hartenstein was efficient from the field and active on the glass en route to posting his first double-double since March 18. Hartenstein doesn't get many touches on offense, which limits his upside a bit, but he's been able to deliver solid numbers across the board regardless of that. Over his last 10 outings, he's averaging 11.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals per contest.

Gafford racked up six points (3-4 FG), four rebounds, three assists, five blocks and one steal over 22 minutes during Sunday's 125-107 win over the Rockets.

This was Gafford's 14th career game with at least five blocks, and he needed only 22 minutes to do it Sunday. He's been terrific for Dallas lately, averaging 12.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.5 blocks over his last 10 games.

Gobert ended Sunday's 109-101 loss to the Bulls with 19 points (8-8 FG, 3-7 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals in 38 minutes.

Gobert recorded his fourth consecutive double-double in stellar fashion, as he was perfect from the field, a feat he's achieved just five times this season. While he was also his usual disruptive presence on the defensive end, his contributions were not enough to lift Minnesota to victory past a combative Bulls team. Gobert will aim to keep his double-double streak alive when the Timberwolves take on the Rockets on Tuesday.

Jokic recorded 26 points (11-18 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 3-5 FT), 18 rebounds, 16 assists and one steal across 35 minutes during Sunday's 130-101 victory over Cleveland.

With Jamal Murray (knee) out of the lineup, Jokic took his production to another level despite playing through a wrist issue of his own. The perennial MVP candidate recorded his 23rd triple-double of the season, second in the league behind Domantas Sabonis' 26, and it was Jokic's third with 15-plus board and assists. Jokic wraps up a dominant March that saw him average 27.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.9 threes over 14 contests while shooting 57.5 percent from the floor.

Embiid (knee) is expected to return to action at some point this week, possibly as soon as Tuesday versus the Thunder, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Embiid, who has been sidelined since Jan. 30 while recovering from left meniscus surgery, has been ramping up his activity in practice and was able to go through some 5-on-5 scrimmages recently with no issues. His return would provide a massive boost to the 76ers as they look to prepare for the playoffs. More clarity on Embiid's status for Tuesday's game is expected later Monday, when the 76ers will release their first injury report. Embiid's impending return will result in Mo Bamba moving to a bench role and possibly losing his spot in the rotation, as Paul Reed had been serving as the primary backup center prior to Embiid's meniscus injury.

Wembanyama produced 32 points (10-22 FG, 3-10 3Pt, 9-10 FT), nine rebounds, five assists, three blocks and four steals in 31 minutes during Sunday's 117-113 loss to the Warriors.

Wembanyama was able to post a high scoring total despite being smothered by Draymond Green for most of the contest. Green did manage to curb the rookie's usual voluminous rebound numbers, but the generational talent is still one of the best producers in the league and the heavy favorite for Rookie of the Year.

Zubac logged 24 points (7-8 FG, 10-10 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 33 minutes during Sunday's 130-118 win over the Hornets.

Zubac was nearly perfect from the field Sunday, missing just one shot from the field en route to delivering a season-high scoring mark. As if that was not enough, the big man also delivered just his second double-double since the beginning of March. Even though he hasn't been the most consistent producer in recent weeks, Zubac remains a steady source for points, rebounds and blocks. He's averaged 11.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest over his last 10 outings.

Bagley totaled 12 points (5-9 FG, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds and two steals over 26 minutes during Sunday's 119-107 loss to the Heat.

Bagley has started in the Wizards' last two games due to the absence of Kyle Kuzma (heel), but he's responded well with back-to-back double-doubles. There are no signs of the Wizards wanting to shut Kuzma down for the rest of the season, as the team has nothing to play for, but if that's the case, Bagley would suddenly become more valuable down the stretch. He's averaging 13.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in a starting role while also riding a streak of five consecutive outings with double-digit points.

Adebayo ended with 22 points (6-12 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 10-12 FT), nine rebounds, five assists, one block and two steals in 37 minutes during Sunday's 119-107 win over Washington.

Adebayo finished just one rebound shy of recording a double-double in what would've been his fourth time reaching that feat over his last five appearances. Adebayo is playing a prominent role for the Heat on both ends of the court, and even though this is still Jimmy Butler's team, Adebayo has been nothing of sensational over the last month. He finished March with averages of 17.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals per contest.

Lively is out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Rockets due to a right lower leg injury, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.

Lively suffered an injury to his leg in the second quarter and was ruled out for the rest of the game shortly after halftime. He concludes Sunday's contest with two points (1-1 FG), two rebounds, two blocks and one steal in 13 minutes. The severity of the injury isn't clear at this point, but it was reassuring that he was able to return to the bench and watch the remainder of the game. He should be considered questionable for Tuesday's game against the Warriors.