Warriors win at buzzer
Andre Iguodala hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, David Lee scored 23 points and the Golden State Warriors won their eighth game in a row with a 101-100 victory Friday night against the host Atlanta Hawks.
Stephen Curry added 22 points with nine assists and Klay Thompson 21 for Golden State, which recovered from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to get back in the game and extend its road winning streak to five in a row.
“Every part of that play worked because everybody ran like they were going to get the ball,” Iguodala said. “The defense had to stay honest and pick their poison.”
Pero Antic finished with a career-high 16 points and Shelvin Mack had 15 for the Hawks.
Iguodala was inbounding the ball with 2.8 seconds remaining near the bench and had 6-foot11 center Antic defending him when he passed the ball over to the sharp-shooting Curry near the halfcourt line.
Mack was guarding Curry closely enough that Iguodala moved a few feet inside and was open when Antic moved up to help Mack close space on Curry. Iguodala took Curry’s bounce pass, squared up and hit the winning shot as Jeff Teague made a an attempt to disrupt the shot.
Other games
Raptors 101, Wizards 88: DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points, Kyle Lowry outplayed John Wall with 19 points and 11 assists, and visiting Toronto won its season-high fifth consecutive game. Atlantic Division-leading Toronto improved to 16-15, the first time since January 2010 its winning percentage has been above .500 at least 30 games into a season.
Clippers 119, Mavericks 112: DeAndre Jordan scored a career-high 25 points to match Blake Griffin, and visiting Los Angeles rallied for a victory against Dallas after point guard Chris Paul left with a separated shoulder that will sideline him 3-5 weeks.
Rockets 102, Knicks 100: James Harden scored 37 points and Aaron Brooks made two free throws with 17 seconds left to lift host Houston to a victory against New York.
Pelicans 95, Celtics 92: Anthony Davis had 23 points and nine rebounds and Tyreke Evans scored 16 points with a key basket late to lead visiting New Orleans past Boston for its fourth win in the past six games.
Nuggets 111, Grizzlies 108: Ty Lawson scored 18 points, including a key 3-pointer with less than a minute left, as host Denver snapped its eight-game losing streak with a win against Memphis.
Notes
The two-game suspension of Denver Nuggets guard Andre Miller was rescinded by the team, though he will remain away from the club until Monday under a newly issued personal leave. Miller originally was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team for verbally confronting coach Brian Shaw in the waning minutes of a loss Wednesday to the Philadelphia 76ers. Miller reportedly was upset over what became the first “did not play-coach’s decision” of his 15-year career.