Dennis Schroder completed a three-point play with 7.6 seconds after a steal as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat Memphis 122-121 on Friday night, snapping the Grizzlies’ winning streak at 11.
The Lakers trailed 114-107 before outscoring the Grizzlies 15-7 the rest of the way.
Schroder, who scored 19 points, stole the ball from Desmond Bane near half-court and made a layup while being fouled by Bane to tie it at 120. Schroder then made a free throw for the lead.
Lakers guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke
After a timeout, Memphis’ Brandon Clarke was fouled with 1.9 seconds remaining. He made the first, but missed the second.
Bane got the offensive rebound, but lost control of it to give the Lakers possession with 0.4 seconds left.
Russell Westbrook led the Lakers with 29 points and LeBron James added 23.
Westbrook drives to the basket during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies
Ja Morant led Memphis with 22 points. Clarke and Tyus Jones added 20 apiece, and Steven Adams had 16 points and 17 rebounds.
Morant missed his first five shots and was 2 of 10 with six points in the first half before he had a heated courtside conversation with Shannon Sharpe — the Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fox Sports personality — before halftime.
Morant had 14 points in the third quarter and the Grizzlies had a 13-point lead late in the period.
FS1 host and former NFL player Shannon Sharpe had to be restrained by security at Friday’s Lakers-Grizzlies game in LA after a verbal confrontation with Memphis players at halftime
NETS 117, JAZZ 106
Kyrie Irving scored 48 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, and the Brooklyn Nets won for the first time since Kevin Durant’s knee injury with a 117-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.
Irving accounted for 18 of the Nets´ 43 baskets by himself. He also had 11 rebounds and six assists, leading Brooklyn in both categories.
Nic Claxton added 20 points for the Nets. Royce O´Neale chipped in 13 points and six assists in his first game back in Utah since being traded to Brooklyn before the season.
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving, center, speaks with a fan following their victory over the Utah Jazz after an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
KINGS 118, THUNDER 113
Rookie Keegan Murray had season highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds, Domantas Sabonis added his fifth triple-double of the season and the Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-113 on Friday night for their sixth consecutive win.
Sabonis finished with 18 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds. Murray, the No. 4 pick in the draft from Iowa, became the first Kings rookie to record consecutive double-doubles since the 2018-19 season.
De’Aaron Fox scored 23 points and Kevin Huerter chipped in 14.
Isaiah Joe knocked down a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to cut the Kings’ lead to three before Fox made a layup off an inbound pass.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points for the Thunder (22-24), who had won three of four.
Joe finished with 21 points off the bench. Lu Dort and Josh Giddey each scored 15 points.
Keegan Murray #13 of the Sacramento Kings shoots a three-point basket against the Thunder
WARRIORS 120, CAVS 114
Jordan Poole scored 32 points and the Golden State Warriors put on a shooting display by making 23 3-pointers while star Stephen Curry sat on the bench for a 120-114 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
Ty Jerome added a season-high 22 points as the defending NBA champs ended a five-game trip with an improbable win.
Following a stinging three-point overtime loss Thursday night in Boston, Warriors coach Steve Kerr rested Curry along with fellow starters Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins.
Warriors guard Jordan Poole shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro (35)
NUGGETS 134, PACERS 111
Jamal Murray had his first career triple-double and Denver extended its winning streak to nine games, routing Indiana without Nikola Jokic.
The two-time reigning NBA MVP sat out due to hamstring tightness.
Murray had 17 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. Aaron Gordon scored 28 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 19 for Denver.
Bennedict Mathurin had 19 points for the Pacers, who dropped their sixth straight game.
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, left, looks to pass the ball as Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell
MAVERICKS 115, HEAT 90
Luka Doncic had 34 points and 12 rebounds and Dallas turned up the defensive intensity in a victory over Miami.
The Mavericks were without No. 2 scorer Christian Wood, who missed the first of what will be multiple games with a broken left thumb. They responded two nights after blistering criticism of their defense from coach Jason Kidd by holding the Heat to 33% shooting in the first and third quarters combined while outscoring Miami 63-35.
Victor Oladipo scored 20 points for Miami. Bam Adebayo had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
CLIPPERS 131, SPURS 126
Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 36 points against his former team, helping Los Angeles beat San Antonio to snap a two-game skid.
Leonard put on a show on the court where he won NBA Finals MVP in 2014 with the Spurs. The 6-foot-7 forward was 13 for 18 from the field and 4 for 5 on 3-pointers while adding seven assists, four rebounds and two steals.
Norman Powell added 26 points for the Clippers. Keldon Johnson had 23 points for San Antonio. The Spurs have lost nine of 11.
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) drives around San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan
HAWKS 139, KNICKS 124
Dejounte Murray scored 29 points, Trae Young added 27 and streaking Atlanta pulled away at the start of the fourth quarter to beat New York.
The Hawks (24-22) extended their season-best winning streak to five games. De´Andre Hunter had 20 points.
Julius Randle led the Knicks with 32 points and nine rebounds, but was held scoreless in the final period. New York has lost three straight to fall to 25-22.
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young drives past New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley
MAGIC 123, PELICANS 110
Franz Wagner had 30 points and nine assists, Cole Anthony scored 22 points and Orlando beat New Orleans.
CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 23 points. Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Trey Murphy III added 18 points for the injury-riddled Pelicans. They’ve lost eight of 11.
The Magic shot 52% overall and made 15 of 30 attempts from 3-point range.
Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) and center Moritz Wagner (21) celebrate after Moritz Wagner scored and was fouled