DeMar DeRozan had 37 points and 10 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 146-143 in overtime.
Bradley Beal made a driving layup with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 133 for the Wizards, but the Spurs outscored them 13-10 in overtime.
The Wizards had the ball down 1 with 1:09 left, but Dejounte Murray stole the ball from Russell Westbrook, lifting the Spurs’ chance to win from 47% to 51%. A basket would have put the Wizards ahead. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Beal missed a 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Wizards 31-25. Murray scored 8 of the Spurs’ 31 on 4 for 6 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Westbrook had 4 of his 14 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Beal that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Davis Bertans that put the Wizards ahead.
Murray had 25 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and 3 steals, and Keldon Johnson added 21 points (16 in the paint) on 10 for 14 shooting. The Spurs had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Wizards, Beal scored 45 points, and Westbrook added 22 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists but shot 9 for 26, his 29th triple-double of the season. Alex Len had 17 points (14 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 8 for 9 shooting. Westbrook scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs went 30 for 35 at the line to the Wizards’ 21 for 25. The Wizards forced 6 turnovers, about 9 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Spurs 86-60 in the paint.