Nets Edge Clippers on Farmar's Last-Second 3-Pointer - New York Times

Farmar took a bounce pass from Deron Williams before shooting, and a boisterous sellout crowd celebrated the team’s first home win since Feb. 1 against the Pistons.

Nets Coach Avery Johnson called Farmar’s winner “probably the biggest shot this year for us.”

Farmar said, “I would have been hurt if it went out.”

After being fouled by Shelden Williams coming around a screen, Chris Paul sank two free throws to put the Clippers up, 100-98. It was their first lead since a 6-5 advantage with 8 minutes 22 seconds left in the first quarter.

Deron Williams led the Nets with 21 points and 10 assists, and he had plenty of help from Shelden Williams (15 points, 10 rebounds) and three outside shooters. Farmar, MarShon Brooks and Anthony Morrow combined for 49 points and shot 18 of 32.

The Clippers’ Blake Griffin finished with 28 points and 17 rebounds despite being hounded by Kris Humphries for most of the night.

The physical play between Humphries and Griffin culminated in a scary moment late in the fourth quarter when Humphries crashed into Griffin near the Clippers’ bench.

After remaining on the ground for a while, Griffin got up and finished the game.

WIZARDS 106, LAKERS 101 Roger Mason led a spirited fourth-quarter comeback with 9 points in the period, Kobe Bryant lost his shooting touch down the stretch, and host Washington rallied from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit to stun Los Angeles.

Nick Young scored 19 points for the Wizards, who beat the Lakers for the first time since 2006. Trevor Booker had 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, and Kevin Seraphin scored a career-high 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting.

Bryant scored 30, but he went 1 for 10 from the field in the fourth quarter. Pau Gasol had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum scored 19 points for the Lakers, who dropped both ends of a road back-to-back. (AP)

THUNDER 115, SUNS 104 Russell Westbrook scored 31 points, James Harden added a career-high 30 off the bench and Oklahoma City roared back for its 14th straight home win.

Kevin Durant also chipped in 30 points and Serge Ibaka contributed 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as the Thunder overcame a 16-point deficit late in the third quarter.

Oklahoma City limited the Suns to two baskets over an 11-minute stretch, outscoring Phoenix, 33-9, to eliminate a big deficit and take control. Marcin Gortat had a career-best 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead Phoenix. (AP)

HEAT 89, HAWKS 86 LeBron James had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 18 points and set up Udonis Haslem for an alley-oop dunk with 12 seconds left, and Miami rallied to beat Atlanta for its 11th straight win at home. Another streak ended — it was Miami’s first time since April 6, 2006, without making a 3-pointer, a span that included 455 regular-season games and 60 more in the playoffs. (AP)

BULLS 106, BUCKS 104 Derrick Rose drilled a long jumper at the buzzer, powering Chicago to the victory in Milwaukee. Rose scored 30 and Joakim Noah added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won eight straight. Ersan Ilyasova had a career-high 32 points and Drew Gooden added a season-high 27 for the Bucks. (AP)

SIXERS 103, CELTICS 71 Evan Turner scored a career-best 26 points, helping host Philadelphia rout Boston to maintain its lead in the Atlantic Division. The Sixers, a surprise contender a month ago, had lost 8 of 10 to drop their lead in the division to one game over Boston, which had won five in a row. (AP)

T’WOLVES 106, BLAZERS 94 Wes Johnson scored 19 points to back Kevin Love’s 29 points and 16 rebounds in Minnesota’s win over visiting Portland. Luke Ridnour added 22 points for the Timberwolves (22-20), who moved into the eighth spot in the Western Conference playoff race. (AP)

CAVALIERS 100, NUGGETS 99 Kyrie Irving hit a driving layup with four seconds left to cap a seesaw battle in the final minutes and Cleveland won in Denver. Irving scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, all in the last 2:36, and Antawn Jamison had 33 to help the Cavaliers snap a six-game skid. (AP)

RAPTORS 116, ROCKETS 98 DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points as host Toronto used a rare offensive outburst to beat Houston. Linas Kleiza added 19 points while Jose Calderon had 17 points and 12 assists for the Raptors, who wrapped up a 2-2 homestand with one of their strongest games of the season. (AP)JAZZ 99, BOBCATS 93 Al Jefferson had 31 points and 9 rebounds as Utah won at Charlotte. The Jazz controlled the paint, where they outscored the Bobcats, 54-36, and outrebounded them, 43-34. (AP)

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