Eric Bledsoe scored a season-high 27 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the LA Clippers went on a 25-8 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-116.
The Nets led 105-92 with 5:57 left in the fourth quarter. Justise Winslow’s cutting layup put the Clippers ahead for good with 1:03 left. Bledsoe scored 9 points and Terance Mann added 7 during the run. The Clippers led 117-113 with 23 seconds left.
Mann’s corner 3-pointer with 23.5 seconds left made it 117-113, and Reggie Jackson’s 2 free throws with 6.1 seconds left put it away at 120-116.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Nets 17-9. Bledsoe scored 5 of the Clippers’ 17 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Bledsoe had 2 of his 3 steals in 39 seconds, the first leading to his own driving layup and the second to Mann’s free throws.
For the Nets, James Harden had 34 points (16 in the third quarter), 12 rebounds and 13 assists, his seventh triple-double of the season, and Kevin Durant added 28 points and 9 rebounds. Nic Claxton had 13 points and 10 rebounds on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Clippers shot 48.8% from the field and 38.9% from 3 to the Nets’ 43.3% and 33.3%. They outscored the Nets 21-5 on the fast break. Patty Mills fouled out.