NEW YORK — Sean Kilpatrick scored 31 of his career-high 38 points in the fourth quarter and two overtime periods, and the Brooklyn Nets stopped a seven-game losing streak by rallying for a wild 127-122 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.
Kilpatrick finished off Brooklyn’s first win since Nov. 12 in Phoenix by providing the final margin with 13.5 seconds left. He drove through the lane, flipped up a layup while getting fouled by DeAndre Jordan and made the basket.
Before the 3-hour, 5-minute marathon finished, the Nets had to withstand game-tying 3-pointers by Chris Paul and Jamal Crawford.
Paul finished with 26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, and his shot with 1.8 seconds left tied the game at 107-107. Crawford’s shot put the game in a 118-118 deadlock with 10 seconds left in the first overtime after the Nets held a five-point lead and missed four of six free throws in 11.6 seconds.
Magic 95, Spurs 83
SAN ANTONIO — Serge Ibaka scored 18 points and Nikola Vucevic added 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench as Orlando ended a 10-game losing streak vs. San Antonio.
Evan Fournier added 13 points, Aaron Gordon scored 11 and Efrid Payton 10 as the Magic (7-11) snapped a four-game skid this season.
The Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard led all scorers with 21 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge hit for 16 points and Manu Ginobili added 13 for San Antonio (14-4), which lost for the first time in 10 games. All four of the Spurs’ defeats this season have been at home.
Bucks 118, Cavaliers 101
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Bucks over the defending NBA champions.
Antetokounmpo hit 13 of 19 shots and finished with five steals and two blocked shots, setting the tone for a Bucks’ offense that shot 53.5 percent and made 7 of 19 3-point attempts.
Jabari Parker added 18 points and Michael Beasley 17. LeBron James led Cleveland with 22 points but scored just eight over the final three quarters.
Pelicans 105, Lakers 88
NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis recorded his 11th double-double of the season — finishing with 41 points and 16 rebounds — as New Orleans ended a two-game losing streak with its fifth consecutive home victory.
Davis recorded a double-double featuring at least 20 points and 10 rebounds for a fourth consecutive game. It was the seventh time this season that Davis finished with at least 35 points and 10 rebounds.
Los Angeles (9-10), already playing without point guard D’Angelo Russell (knee), lost shooting guard Nick Young to a strained right Achilles just 1:50 into the game. The Lakers said Young will undergo an MRI on Wednesday in Chicago, where Los Angeles plays the Bulls.
Pistons 112, Hornets 89
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Pistons lost star center Andre Drummond to an ejection late in the first half but rolled to just their second road win of the season.
Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 24 points, going 9 of 12 from the field on a night when the Pistons shot 48.9 percent and hit a season-high 12 3-pointers.
Drummond was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected with 4:09 remaining in the first half, with the score tied 46-46. The Pistons went on to lead 57-54 at halftime, and then they dominated the second half.
Jazz 120, Rockets 101
SALT LAKE CITY — Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 31 points and Rudy Gobert added 16 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots as Utah won its third straight home game.
Rodney Hood added 19 points for the Jazz before leaving with a right hamstring strain in the third quarter.
James Harden scored 26 points and dished out seven assists to lead the Rockets and Eric Gordon chipped in 24 points off the bench. Houston (11-7) trailed through all of the second, third and fourth quarters and lost for just the second time in its last seven games.