Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101.
Reaves’ 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 6:07 left in the fourth quarter.
The Nets had the ball down 1, but D'Angelo Russell missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Nets 7-3. Reaves scored 5 of the Lakers’ 7 on 2 for 6 shooting. In the fourth quarter, LeBron James had 5 of his 8 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Reaves and Rui Hachimura that put the Lakers ahead.
James had 29 points and 8 assists on 12 for 17 shooting. Reaves scored 15 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter. Reaves and James set each other up for 7 baskets and 17 points, 6 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Russell had 19 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 assists off the bench.
The Nets forced 10 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Lakers 49-12 off the bench.