Lou Williams made a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer on a pass from Danilo Gallinari with 1.8 seconds left, and the LA Clippers rallied from 19 points down in the second quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-116.
The Clippers trailed 46-27 with 8:07 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Nets 92-70 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 5. Williams (No. 10 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored all 5 of the Clippers’ points on 2 for 2 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Garrett Temple had 3 steals, one of them leading to his driving layup that put the Clippers ahead 89-87, and the Clippers scored 3 points off them.
Williams scored 25 points off the bench. Gallinari added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Montrezl Harrell had 20 points (14 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Nets, D'Angelo Russell had 32 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 10 assists, and Spencer Dinwiddie went 1 for 7 from 3. DeMarre Carroll scored 22 points off the bench.
The Clippers went 23 for 28 at the line to the Nets’ 18 for 25. The Nets outscored the Clippers 28-12 on the fast break. The Nets were outscored 19-4 in 5 minutes with Carroll, Dinwiddie, Graham, LeVert and Allen on the floor together. Rodions Kurucs fouled out.