LeBron James dunked in Kyle Kuzma’s missed shot with 15 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 107-106.
Vince Carter’s dunk had put the Hawks ahead 106-105 with 1:21 left.
The Hawks had the ball down 1 with 15 seconds left, but Tyson Chandler blocked Trae Young’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Lakers’ chance to win from 79% to 85%. It would have put the Hawks ahead.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Hawks 9-7. James scored 4 of the Lakers’ 9 on 2 for 5 shooting and 0 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Young had 5 of his 12 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Alex Len and Carter that put the Hawks ahead. With 1:37 left, Chandler stole the ball from Young, and Kyle Kuzma’s driving layup off it tied the game at 104.
James scored 26 points, and Lonzo Ball added 8 points and 11 assists.
For the Hawks, Taurean Prince scored 23 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 9 for 13 shooting, and Kent Bazemore added 21 points and 5 steals. Young had 20 points and 12 assists. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hawks gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Lakers missed. The Lakers were outscored 27-17 in 8 minutes with Chandler, Rondo, Stephenson, Caldwell-Pope and Hart on the floor together.