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Kevin Durant added 28 points and nine rebounds
for the Nets, who shot 57 percent from the floor. James Harden
posted his fourth triple-double with the Nets and the 50th of
his career by totaling 23 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds.
Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points for the Clippers, who saw a
three-game winning streak stopped and lost for only the second
time in their past 12 games. Paul George added 26 and Nicolas
Batum contributed 21 for Los Angeles, which shot 45.5 percent on
field-goal attempts.
The Nets rebounded from a wild 149-146 loss in Washington on
Sunday when they allowed two 3-pointers in the final seconds.
Against the Clippers, Brooklyn hit four free throws in the final
9.8 seconds.
Three foul shots by Harden put Brooklyn up 115-106 with 2:36
left, and the Nets held a 118-108 lead after a 3-pointer by
Durant with 1:55 remaining.
Los Angeles scored the next nine points to get within 118-117 on
a corner 3-pointer by George with 24.8 seconds left. Brooklyn
did not score again until Durant hit two free throws for a
120-117 lead with 9.8 ticks remaining.
After two free throws by Leonard made it a one-point game with
7.1 seconds left, Jeff Green's layup off a long inbounds pass
from Harden made it 122-119 with 5.5 seconds left.
Batum split two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Irving
sank two free throws with 1.9 seconds left to finally secure the
win.
Irving scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, and his reverse
layup around Leonard and George gave the Nets the lead for good
at 104-102 with 4:58 remaining. Irving's go-ahead basket
occurred two minutes after Los Angeles held a 102-97 lead after
a three-point play by George.
Brooklyn stormed back from a nine-point deficit late in the
second quarter and was within 58-57 by halftime after nifty
layups by Harden and Irving in the final 35 seconds. The third
quarter featured eight lead changes and four ties as Los Angeles
rallied from a six-point deficit in the final 4:20 and took a
90-88 lead on George's 16-footer with 1.1 seconds remaining.
--Field Level Media
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