The Brooklyn Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 107-105.
The Nets trailed 105-101 with 3:35 left and scored the last 6 points, going ahead for good on Cam Thomas’ step-back 3-pointer with 32 seconds left.
Brandon Ingram missed a 13-foot floater with 21.8 seconds left, and Thomas went 1 for 2 at the line with the Nets up 1 and 14.9 seconds left. The Pelicans had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Javonte Green missed a 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Pelicans 9-7. Thomas scored 7 of the Nets’ 9 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Green had 2 of his 3 steals in 53 seconds, both with the game within five points, and the Pelicans scored 2 points off them.
Ben Simmons had 6 points and 12 assists. The Nets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pelicans, Ingram had 24 points (12 in the second quarter) and 9 assists, and Yves Missi added 17 points (14 in the paint) and a career-high 11 rebounds on 7 for 8 shooting. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 15 points on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Pelicans outscored the Nets 25-6 on the fast break. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:35.