Devin Booker made a free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime, and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 138-136 in overtime.
Devin Booker made a layup with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 122, and the Suns outscored the Pelicans 16-14 in overtime.
Josh Jackson went 1 for 2 at the line with the Suns up 1 and 0.6 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Pelicans 29-26. Booker scored 10 of the Suns’ 29 on 4 for 8 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Booker had 6 of his 13 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Josh Jackson that tied the game and 1 on a basket by De'Anthony Melton that put the Suns ahead. With 3:44 left in overtime, Mikal Bridges stole the ball from Elfrid Payton, and Dragan Bender’s layup off it put the Suns ahead 127-125.
Booker had 40 points and 13 assists, and Kelly Oubre Jr. added a career-high 32 points (18 in the paint). The Suns had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Julius Randle had 21 points (16 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and Payton added 16 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists, his fifth triple-double of the season. The Pelicans had 9 players in double-digit scoring.
The Pelicans turned it over 23 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Suns 60-39 off the bench. The Pelicans’ starters were outscored 43-32 in 14 minutes together. Bender fouled out.