Joe Harris made a driving layup with 3.4 seconds left in the second overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 134-132 in double overtime.
DeMarre Carroll went 1 for 2 at the line with 1.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 114, and the Nets outscored the Hornets 20-18 in the two overtimes.
The Hornets had the ball in a tie game with 25 seconds left, but Harris stole the ball from Malik Monk. A basket would have put the Hornets ahead. They had the ball down 2, but Monk missed a 40-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Hornets 35-33. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 14 of the Nets’ 35 on 4 for 14 shooting and 5 for 6 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Dinwiddie had 7 of his 11 assists off the bench, 3 of them on baskets by Rodions Kurucs and Harris that tied the game.
Dinwiddie had 37 points and a season-high 11 assists off the bench, and Harris added a season-high 27 points on 11 for 14 shooting. Dinwiddie and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson set each other up for 7 baskets and 17 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Hornets, Kemba Walker scored 35 points, and Jeremy Lamb added a season-high 31 points on 11 for 18 shooting. The Hornets had 2 30-point scorers.
The Nets outscored the Hornets 55-35 off the bench. The Nets outscored the Hornets 18-5 in 5 minutes with Carroll, Dinwiddie, Harris, Hollis-Jefferson and Allen on the floor together.