Josh Giddey buried a miracle shot from beyond halfcourt at the final buzzer as the Chicago Bulls overturned an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-117 on Thursday.
The Bulls trailed 115-110 with 12.6 seconds remaining before delivering down the stretch with a wild sequence of plays. Patrick Williams and Coby White hit 3-pointers for Chicago before Los Angeles’ Austin Reaves made a layup with 3.3 seconds left, setting the stage for Giddey’s heroics.
Giddey finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his fifth triple-double of the season, while White scored 26 points and Kevin Huerter added 21 for Chicago. The Bulls won their fourth game in a row.
Reaves scored 30 points for the Lakers, and Luka Doncic had 25 points, 10 boards and eight assists. Los Angeles took its fourth loss in five games.
Pacers 162, Wizards 109
Nine players scored in double figures as Indiana set multiple franchise records in a blowout of host Washington.
The Pacers began to pull away with a 12-0 run in the first quarter. That spurt set Indiana on its way to scoring 83 first-half points, just three shy of matching the franchise’s single-half record. But while the Pacers did not quite reach a half scoring mark, they broke their single-game record of 157 points reached twice last season.
yrese Haliburton’s 29 points led the Pacers. Haliburton hit 7 of 10 from 3-point distance, helping Indiana set another organization record for 3-point makes with a 27-of-47 night from beyond the arc as a team. Alex Sarr scored 22 points in the most lopsided loss in Wizards history.
Heat 122, Hawks 112
Tyler Herro scored a game-high 36 points on 13-for-17 shooting, helping guide Miami over visiting Atlanta.
Andrew Wiggins and Davion Mitchell added 16 points apiece for the Heat, who have won three consecutive games. Bam Adebayo collected 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Trae Young had 29 points and 12 assists for Atlanta, which dropped its second in a row. Caris LeVert scored 17 points off the bench.
Cavaliers 124, Spurs 116
Jarrett Allen scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Darius Garland produced five key points in the final 1:16 as host Cleveland defeated San Antonio.
Donovan Mitchell added 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who have won three straight games. Max Strus scored 18 points.
Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Devin Vassell also had 22 points as the Spurs dropped their second game in a row.
Mavericks 101, Magic 92
Jaden Hardy scored 22 points and Anthony Davis added 15 to go along with seven rebounds, fueling Dallas to a victory at Orlando.
Brandon Williams scored 14 points and Klay Thompson and Max Christie each had 12 for the Mavericks, who changed the complexion of the game by erupting for a 20-2 run to end the third quarter.
Orlando’s Paolo Banchero finished with 35 points to eclipse the 30-point plateau for the fifth straight game, and he grabbed 10 rebounds. Franz Wagner recorded 20 points and nine rebounds as the Magic saw their three-game winning streak end.
Rockets 121, Jazz 110
Alperen Sengun totaled 33 points and 10 rebounds to boost Houston to a victory over Utah in Salt Lake City.
Jalen Green added 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Rockets posted their 11th win in 12 games. Amen Thompson and Tari Eason each had 15 points, and Thompson pulled down 10 rebounds.
Collin Sexton led Utah with 21 points, but the Jazz fell for the fourth consecutive outing. Brice Sensabaugh and Keyonte George each contributed 17 points off the bench.
Thunder 125, Grizzlies 104
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points to lead Oklahoma City over visiting Memphis, the Thunder’s eighth straight victory.
Gilgeous-Alexander added six assists and three steals and didn’t have a turnover. Oklahoma City All-Star Jalen Williams scored 20 points in his return from a hip injury. Isaiah Hartenstein scored eight of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 rebounds.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points to lead the Grizzlies, who have lost four of their last five to drop to fifth in the Western Conference standings. Scotty Pippen Jr. added 17 points.
Kings 128, Trail Blazers 107
Zach LaVine scored 29 points on 13-of-18 shooting to help Sacramento break a four-game losing streak with a win over visiting Portland.
Domantas Sabonis recorded 22 points, 19 rebounds and six assists and DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and 10 assists for the Kings, who shot a season-best 64.9 percent.
Deni Avdija registered 24 points and nine rebounds and Shaedon Sharpe added 22 points and seven rebounds for Portland, which clinched a losing season with a third straight loss.
–Field Level Media
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