Kyrie Irving scored 32 points (15 in the fourth quarter), and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 134-129.
Landry Shamet’s 3-pointer put the Nets ahead for good with 10:44 left in the fourth quarter.
Irving’s 15-foot turnaround jumper with 52.3 seconds left made it 126-122, and his 2 free throws with 1.9 seconds left put it away at 134-129.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Pelicans 20-13. Irving scored 12 of the Nets’ 20 on 4 for 5 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Shamet had 4 of his 8 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot that put the Nets ahead.
Joe Harris scored 24 points (12 in the paint) on 10 for 16 shooting, and Bruce Brown added 11 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals off the bench. Irving scored 15 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. The Nets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 33 points on 14 for 19 shooting, and Brandon Ingram added 27 points.
The Nets went 22 for 28 at the line to the Pelicans’ 15 for 24. The Pelicans got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. Blake Griffin fouled out.