Saddiq Bey made a driving dunk with 21 seconds left, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Brooklyn Nets 116-113.
The Nets had the ball down 3, but Michael Porter Jr. missed a 34-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Nets 16-12. Trey Murphy III scored 7 of the Pelicans’ 16 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Murphy had 34 points and 9 rebounds, and Zion Williamson added 25 points (22 in the paint) on 11 for 14 shooting.
For the Nets, Porter scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Day'Ron Sharpe had 15 points and 9 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench. Egor Dëmin scored 17 points on 6 for 10 shooting.
The Pelicans grabbed 18 offensive rebounds to the Nets’ 10. The Nets forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Pelicans’ starters were outscored 16-6 in 4 minutes together. Danny Wolf fouled out.