James Harden had 30 points (15 in the fourth quarter), a season-high 14 rebounds and 15 assists, his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 in overtime.
Dejounte Murray made a 21-foot pull-up jumper at the buzzer to end regulation to tie it at 108 for the Spurs, but the Nets outscored them 16-5 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Spurs 11-4. Kyrie Irving scored 6 of the Nets’ 11 on 2 for 4 shooting.
Irving had 27 points and 7 assists, and Bruce Brown added 23 points (16 in the paint) and 3 steals on 10 for 13 shooting. Harden scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers. Harden assisted on 6 of Brown’s 10 baskets.
For the Spurs, DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and 11 assists. Jakob Poeltl had 14 points and 12 rebounds on 7 for 8 shooting.
The Nets shot 47.0% from the field to the Spurs’ 45.4%. The Spurs forced 5 turnovers, about 9 fewer than usual for this many possessions.