NETS LOSE GAME, DURANT
Bam Adebayo was supposed to call timeout. He had another idea. This was the scenario that he had envisioned in his mind so many times, game tied, crowd on its feet, ball in his hands, final seconds ticking away.
Heat 109, Nets 107
“Your moment,” Adebayo told himself.
He delivered — when the Miami Heat needed him most.
Adebayo drove left, stopped and watched his 13foot jumper rattle in as time expired, a shot that allowed the Heat to beat the visiting Brooklyn Nets 109-107 on Sunday to snap a three-game slide.
“He handled it the right way,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He looked over to the bench, and at that point we just made eye contact. My hands were up, and it was like, ‘OK, it just better be the last shot.’ ”
It was.
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.
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.
Clippers 124, Timberwolves 105: Paul George scored 23 points and Kawhi Leonard had 15 points, eight assists and 11 rebounds as host Los Angeles routed Minnesota.
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 visiting New Orleans for their sixth consecutive victory. Rose scored 23 points. He had the assist on Reggie Bullock’s 3pointer 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.
Raptors 112, Thunder 106: Chris Boucher had 31 points and 11 rebounds, and Toronto extended Oklahoma City’s season-worst losing streak to 10 games in Tampa, Fla. Malachi Flynn had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors.
Hornets 109, Trail Blazers 101: Terry Rozier had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and host Charlotte rode a strong first quarter to a win over Portland, snapping a four-game losing streak. The Trail Blazers played without star Damian Lillard for the second straight game due to a hamstring injury. Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points.
Kings 121, Mavericks 107:
De’Aaron Fox scored 30 points, Harrison Barnes added 24 and Terence Davis II 23 as visiting Sacramento snapped a nine-game losing streak. Luka Doncic scored 37 points, 22 in the fourth quarter, for the Mavericks, who lost for the fifth time in seven games.
Rockets 114, Magic 110:
Christian Wood scored 25 points, Kelly Olynyk added 24 and visiting Houston beat Orlando.
Hawks 129, Pacers 117:
Trae Young scored 34 points, Clint Capela had 25 points and 24 rebounds and host Atlanta beat Indiana.