GREEZY SEASON
: Jeff Green had maybe his best game as a Grizzly, putting up 22 points on 7-for-12 shooting in a 100-92 victory over his former team. He spent time guarding Russell Westbrook and made several big plays late. The Grizzlies got back on their grind and held the Thunder to 40.9 percent shooting, and they managed to win despite shooting just 4-for-21 from deep. This was one of the four made 3s, by the way:
Marc Gasol had 19 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks, doing his dominant thing. He definitely had the block of the night, too.
The 52-24 Grizzlies are once again tied with the Rockets for the second-best record in the West.
LET'S WATCH WESTBROOK BE WESTBROOK
: I'm getting concerned about New Orleans creeping up on the Thunder, but let's not think about Russell Westbrook potentially missing out on the postseason yet. Let's watch his highlights.
Z-BOHHHH NO
: Poor D.J. Augustin.
ANTHONY MORROW QUICK RELEASE OF THE NIGHT
: The following is your Anthony Morrow quick release of the night.
LINE OF THE NIGHT -- DEMARCUS COUSINS: DeMarcus Cousins had his second 20-20-10 game in a row. Seriously. He finished with 24 points, 20 rebounds, 13 assists, four blocks and a steal against the Pelicans.
WATCH OUT, OKC: New Orleans beats the Kings 101-95 despite Cousins' monster effort. It wasn't a particularly pretty game, but the Pelicans dominated the boards and Quincy Pondexter and Eric Gordon did damage from downtown. They're now 41-34. The eighth-place Thunder are 42-34.
Since we can't talk about New Orleans without marveling over Anthony Davis, here are a couple of OK plays from him:
SAUCE!: There is no Nik Stauskas. There is only Sauce Castillo.
THERE IS NO D IN BROOKLYN ... OR TORONTO: The Raptors and Nets basically traded baskets for the entire second half in what eventually became a 114-109 Brooklyn victory. Neither of these teams played much defense, which made for a much more entertaining contest than you'd expect between these two teams. Both Brook Lopez and Deron Williams have quietly been much better lately, which leads us to …
LINE(S) OF THE NIGHT, NON-DMC EDITION -- BIG 3?!: OK, I can't pick just one Net here.
Brook Lopez: 30 points (13-24 FG, 4-4 FT), 17 rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block, one turnover, 44 minutes
Deron Williams: 31 points (11-18 FG, 5-7 3PT, 4-4 FT), 11 assists, one rebound, three turnovers, 38 minutes
Thaddeus Young: 29 points (12-15 FG, 0-2 3PT, 5-9 FT), six rebounds, four steals, one turnover, 37 minutes
Brooklyn got just 11 points from its bench and zero from starter Markel Brown, so it was basically these three guys doing all the work on offense. This was a huge game for the Nets, and they've now won six in a row.
T-ROSS DUNK ALERT: Not many players have more aesthetically pleasing dunks than Terrence Ross.
PHOTO OF THE NIGHT: It really looks like he's walking in the air.
HOW?: I'll never understand the way Isaiah Thomas is able to finish over much, much taller and longer players around the basket. It's incredible.
Thomas had 23 points on 12 shots in 26 minutes, but didn't get enough help to push Boston past the Bucks. The final score was 110-101, and the 34-42 Celtics are half a game back of the eighth-place Heat.
SHOT OF THE NIGHT: Hahahahahahahahahaha.
Yep, two of Reggie Jackson's 22 points came on a 19-foot scoop shot. Awesome. He also had nine assists, two steals and, ugh, eight turnovers in the 88-82 loss to the Bulls. Andre Drummond had a 14-points, 22-rebound, six-block performance, but the two of them didn't get enough help and the Pistons couldn't overcome scoring just nine points in the second quarter.
ALL THAT PAU-ER: Pau Gasol got mean on a putback dunk late in the game, and it was a beautiful thing.
The usually gentle giant had 26 points and 10 boards, shooting 11-for-19 from the field. Chicago is a full game ahead of Toronto for third in the East.
OTTOMATIC : Otto Porter scored 19 points, grabbed eight boards and shot 7-for-9 from the field in the Wizards' 101-87 win over New York. The inconsistent forward changes things for Washington when he's a factor offensively. In the first quarter, he scored as many points as the Knicks. (It was 30-10 for the Wizards.) Local rapper Wale and his championship belt enjoyed this.
— James Herbert (@outsidethenba) April 3, 2015
John Wall had a career-high 18 assists, but there wasn't much to take away from this one. Well, there is one thing: end those score-more-than-100-points promotions. With the game obviously in hand, Rasual Butler dunked with 1.3 seconds left so the crowd could get 50 percent off pizza. Knicks head coach Derek Fisher called timeout. It was all silly.
Fisher's take on the dunk at the end - "Pizza doesn't taste that great."
— Steve Popper (@StevePopper) April 4, 2015
OH, THE EAST: The Hornets and Pacers are just outside of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference, and they played an extremely ugly game. Charlotte shot 28-for-80 in the game and 2-for-21 in the third quarter, losing 93-74.
If you're a Charlotte fan sad about the way this season has gone, at least you have these Bismack Biyombo highlights:
SHOUTOUT TO NIK VUCEVIC: Nikola Vucevic scored a career-high 37 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for the Magic. It was in a meaningless 97-84 win over the Wolves, but yay Vooch.
