Reaves' triple-double, tiebreaking 3 help rally Lakers by Bucks in 2OTs
>> Austin Reaves had a triple-double and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 37.8 seconds left in the second overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of LeBron James and rallied to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 on Tuesday night.
Reaves had 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in 47 minutes as the Lakers opened a six-game trip by winning their fourth straight despite trailing by 19 points in the fourth quarter and never leading in regulation. Anthony Davis provided 34 points and 23 rebounds while playing 52 minutes.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo also had a triple-double with 29 points, a season-high 21 rebounds and 11 assists. Damian Lillard scored 27 and Malik Beasley added 21 for the Bucks.
James had an issue with his left ankle that prevented him from being available as the Lakers opened a sixgame trip. The ankle problem also had caused James to sit out the Lakers' 123-122 victory over the Bucks on March 8.
The Lakers still found a way to win.
D'Angelo Russell had 29 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds. Rui Hachimura added 16 points and 14 rebounds.
The exhaustion of both teams was apparent as nobody scored in the first three minutes of the second overtime. The Lakers briefly trailed by two in the second OT, but pulled ahead for good on Reaves' last-minute 3-pointer.
After Antetokounmpo missed two free throws with 24.2 seconds left, Russell hit two free throws to make it 126-121 with 14.7 seconds remaining, Beasley made a 3-pointer to cut the lead to two, but Antonio Davis hit two free throws with 1.7 seconds left to seal the victory.
The Lakers never led until Spencer Dinwiddie sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:19 left in the first overtime. Dinwiddie had shot 0 for 5 from the floor before making that basket.
From there, the game went back and forth. THUNDER 119, PELICANS 112 >> Jalen Williams scored 26 points and Oklahoma City rallied with a 12-0 run during the final 2:31 to escape with a victory over New Orleans after losing a 20-point lead in the third quarter.
Josh Giddey scored 25 points and Shai GilgeousAlexander added 24, including a tying 3 with 1:29 left.
Zion Williamson had 29 points and 10 assists, and CJ McCollum scored 23 points for the Pelicans, who trailed 88-68 before using a 20-2 run to get themselves — and the crowd — back into the game.
New Orleans briefly went up by five — helped by Trey Murphy III's 28-foot 3 and McCollum's driving floater — to take a 112-107 lead with 3:11 left. But the Pelicans did not score again, missing their final five shots.
Chet Holmgren had 16 points for Oklahoma City, which won for the fifth time in six games to pull half a game behind idle Denver for the top spot in the Western Conference.