Wizards rally from 19 down in the second quarter, win on Bryant’s driving layup with 0.4 seconds left
Thomas Bryant made a driving layup on a pass from Bradley Beal with 0.4 seconds left, and the Washington Wizards rallied from 19 points down in the second quarter to beat the New York Knicks 101-100.
The Wizards trailed 53-34 with 5:24 left in the second quarter and 63-53 at halftime. They outscored the Knicks 67-47 the rest of the way.
The Knicks had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Emmanuel Mudiay missed a 20-foot fadeaway at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Knicks 11-9. Otto Porter Jr. scored 4 of the Wizards’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Beal had 26 points and 9 rebounds but shot 10 for 29. Porter added 20 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Tomas Satoransky added 14 points (8 in the second quarter) on 6 for 8 shooting, and Bryant had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
For the Knicks, Mudiay scored 25 points (14 in the paint) on 11 for 18 shooting, and Luke Kornet added 16 points and a career-high 5 steals.
The Knicks got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.