Thomas Bryant made a dunk on a pass from LeBron James with 7.4 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards 119-117.
Bradley Beal’s 2 free throws had tied it at 117 with 23 seconds left.
The Wizards had the ball down 2, but Kyle Kuzma missed a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 13. Beal scored 6 of the Wizards’ 13 on 1 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, James had 4 of his 9 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Bryant that put the Lakers ahead.
James had 33 points and 9 assists. Lonnie Walker IV added 21 points, and Bryant had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
For the Wizards, Beal scored 29 points, and Kuzma added 22 points and 16 rebounds. Kristaps Porziņģis had 21 points (13 in the third quarter) and 11 rebounds. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers.
The Wizards forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Wizards outscored the Lakers 13-3 in 4 minutes with Barton, Porziņģis, Kuzma, Gafford and Goodwin on the floor together. Dennis Schröder fouled out.