Kent Bazemore made an 18-foot pull-up jumper on a pass from Dennis Schröder with 3.6 seconds left, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from 19 points down in the second quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 94-93.
The Hawks trailed 54-35 with 2:59 left in the second quarter and 60-45 at halftime. They outscored the Pelicans 59-39 the rest of the way.
The Pelicans had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but DeMarcus Cousins missed a hook shot at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Pelicans 11-9. Bazemore scored 6 of the Hawks’ 11 on 3 for 4 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Schröder had 5 of his 15 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Ersan Ilyasova that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Bazemore that put the Hawks ahead.
Bazemore scored 20 points. John Collins added 18 points (14 in the paint) on 7 for 8 shooting off the bench, and Schröder had 13 points and a season-high 15 assists but shot 4 for 16. Schröder assisted on 7 of Bazemore’s 9 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Jrue Holiday scored 22 points (11 in the second quarter).
The Pelicans did not make a field goal in the last 3:49. Dewayne Dedmon fouled out.