Holiday’s shot, a 15-footer with 1.3 seconds to play, gave New Orleans its fifth win in six games. But it was almost not the shot of the night: Joe Johnson nearly made a 41-footer at the buzzer.
Brown, coach of the Philadelphia 76ers (the worst team in the league), and Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors (the best team on the planet), find themselves in disparate roles.
LeBron James scored 29 points, and Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving each added 21 as Cleveland took down the Spurs, winning its fourth straight under Coach Tyronn Lue.
Blasting toward the basket, LeBron James didn’t break his stride as he flicked away Patty Mills, sending the San Antonio guard sprawling across the floor.
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points as the Toronto Raptors held off a late charge by the Detroit Pistons to improve their franchise-record winning streak to 11 games with a 111-107 home victory on Saturday.
Jeff Green scored 29 points, Marc Gasol had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the Memphis Grizzlies thwarted a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Sacramento Kings 121-117 on Saturday night.
John Wall had 19 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds and the Washington Wizards rallied for a 123-122 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Indiana Pacers guard Monta Ellis had a few chances to close out the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. He missed on his first try while regulation ended but put the Pacers over the top in overtime.
Jrue Holiday hit a 15-foot shot with 1.3 seconds remaining and the New Orleans Pelicans held off the Brooklyn Nets, 105-103 on Saturday night.
DeMar DeRozan had 29 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons 111-107 on Saturday night to push the team’s franchise-best win streak to 11 consecutive games.
This was a game even the Warriors felt they should have lost.
Brown, coach of the Philadelphia 76ers (the worst team in the league), and Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors (the best team on the planet), find themselves in disparate roles.
Michael Jordan was in the building and Prince, who at the time was being called “the artist formerly known as” was seated courtside.
The perfect star for social media is making his only Garden appearance of the season on Sunday night.