Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Charlotte Hornets 126-123 in overtime.
Miles Bridges made a pull-up 3-pointer on a pass from LaMelo Ball with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 115 for the Hornets, but the Lakers outscored them 11-8 in overtime.
The Hornets had the ball down 3 with 11 seconds left, but Anthony Davis blocked Terry Rozier’s corner 3-pointer. It would have tied the game. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Cody Martin missed a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Hornets 16-14. Davis scored 6 of the Lakers’ 16 on 2 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Russell Westbrook had 2 of his 3 steals in 22 seconds, the first leading to Anthony’s 3-pointer and the second to Malik Monk’s reverse layup.
Davis had 32 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals and 5 blocks. Rajon Rondo assisted on 6 of Davis’ 13 baskets.
For the Hornets, Rozier scored 29 points, and Ball added 25 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and 11 assists, his second career triple-double. Gordon Hayward scored 21 points. The Hornets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Lakers shot 48.4% from the field and 40.6% from 3 to the Hornets’ 43.4% and 33.3%. They outscored the Hornets 33-6 off turnovers. The Hornets’ starters outscored the Lakers 59-38 in 23 minutes together. Mason Plumlee fouled out.