Adebayo beats buzzer in Heat’s win
MIAMI — Bam Adebayo’s 13-foot jumper rattled in as time expired, and the Miami Heat defeated the Brooklyn Nets 109-107 on Sunday to snap a threegame slide.
Adebayo had 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Heat, who trailed by six points in the final minutes before finishing the game on a 10-2 run. Goran Dragic scored 18 points, Kendrick Nunn scored 17, and Trevor Ariza had 15 for Miami.
Landry Shamet had 30 points for Brooklyn, and Kyrie Irving scored 20 for the Nets. Brooklyn played again without James Harden, sidelined with a hamstring issue, and lost Kevin Durant early in the first quarter with a left thigh contusion.
Jimmy Butler was held out by Miami with a sprained right ankle, his 16th game missed this season.
HAWKS 129, PACERS 117
Trae Young scored 34 points, Clint Capela had 25 points and 24 rebounds and Atlanta beat visiting
Indiana.
Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kevin Huerter each chipped in 23 points, and Young had 11 assists for the Hawks, who have won eight of 10 and are 17-6 under interim coach Nate McMillan. Atlanta has won nine of 11 at home.
Malcolm Brogdon finished with 29 points, and Domantas Sabonis and T.J. McConnell scored 18 apiece for Indiana.
KNICKS 122 PELICANS 112 (OT)
Julius Randle had 33 points and 10 assists, Derrick Rose made huge plays all over the court to spark New York’s streak-saving finish, and the Knicks beat New Orleans at Madison Square Garden for their sixth consecutive victory.
Rose scored 23 points. He had the assist on Reggie Bullock’s game-tying 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left in regulation, blocked a last shot by the Pelicans that would’ve won it and then opened overtime with a steal and layup to give New York the lead for good.
Zion Williamson had 34 points and nine rebounds in his first career game at Madison Square Garden.
CLIPPERS 124 TIMBERWOLVES 105
Paul George led five starters in double figures with 23 points, and host Los Angeles routed Minnesota for its eighth victory in nine games.
Kawhi Leonard had 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in his return from a four-game absence because of a sore right foot. Fans attending a Clippers game at Staples Center for the first time in over a year saw their team hit a season-high 21 3pointers.
Anthony Edwards scored 23 points to lead the Timberwolves.
RAPTORS 112, THUNDER 106
Chris Boucher had 31 points and 11 rebounds, and host Toronto extended Oklahoma City’s season-worst losing streak to 10 games.
Gary Trent Jr. added 23 points for Toronto, which has won three straight.
Malachi Flynn had 15 points and eight rebounds.
Luguentz Dort scored 29 points for the Thunder.
HORNETS 109, BLAZERS 101
Terry Rozier had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and Charlotte rode a strong first quarter to a win over visiting Portland, snapping a fourgame losing streak.
Carmelo Anthony had six 3-pointers and 24 points for the Trail Blazers, who played without star Damian Lillard for the second straight game because of a hamstring injury. CJ McCollum scored 22 points.
KINGS 121, MAVERICKS 107
De’Aaron Fox scored 30 points, Harrison Barnes added 24, and Terence Davis II had 23 as Sacramento won at Dallas to snap a nine-game skid.
Luka Doncic scored 37 points, 22 in the fourth quarter, for the Mavericks, who lost for the fifth time in seven games following a season-long five-game winning streak.