Overview
- Paolo Banchero banked a buzzer-beating 3 to give Orlando a 104-103 OT win in Brooklyn, finishing with 30 points and 14 rebounds despite nine turnovers as the Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. scored 34.
- Egor Demin scored 10 of his 18 points in overtime for Brooklyn, but Banchero’s shot delivered the fifth buzzer-beating 3 in Magic history and lifted Orlando to 21-17 while the Nets fell to 11-23.
- San Antonio beat the LeBron James–less Lakers 107-91 behind Keldon Johnson’s 27 off the bench, with Victor Wembanyama adding 16 points and 14 rebounds and Luka Dončić posting a 38-10-10 triple-double in defeat.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander forced overtime with a buzzer-beater as Oklahoma City edged Utah 129-125; he was credited with 46 points by AFP, with some outlets listing 49, as the Thunder improved to 31-7 atop the West.
- Minnesota topped Cleveland 131-122, and Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player to reach 10,000 career points, extending the Timberwolves’ winning streak to four.