Wiggins' buzzer-beater in OT gives Heat win over Cavaliers

Donovan Mitchell had 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for Cleveland, including a 3-pointer to tie the game with 0.4 seconds left in overtime — before Wiggins caught a pass from Nikola Jovic for the game-winner.

Cleveland got 23 from De’Andre Hunter and a 21-point, 10-rebound effort from Evan Mobley.

The Heat are 5-0 at home for the third time in franchise history, joining 2012-13 (when Miami won the NBA title) and 2019-20 (when Miami lost in the NBA Finals).

LAKERS 121, HORNETS 111

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luka Doncic had 38 points, Rui Hachimura scored 13 of his 21 points in a pivotal third quarter and Los Angeles pulled away in the second half to beat Charlotte.

Austin Reaves added 24 points for the Lakers, who have won six of their past seven games.

Miles Bridges had 34 points on seven 3-pointers and rookie Kon Knueppel flirted with his first career triple-double before finishing with 19 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Hornets, who continued to struggle without their top two scorers in LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.

The Lakers broke open a close game by outscoring the Hornets 31-15 in the third quarter behind Hachimura, who knocked down three 3s with Charlotte focused on blitzing Doncic, the five-time NBA All-Star.

Doncic thrilled the crowd with five 3-pointers and some dazzling passes, but even got himself hyped when he drove down the lane for a flying two-handed dunk in which he hung on the rim in traffic.

He even flicked the ball from three-quarters and swished it moments after the Lakers called a timeout in the fourth quarter, drawing a roar from the Lakers contingent.

Charlotte cut the lead to eight with 4 1/2 minutes left behind Bridges and Knueppel, but Doncic scored on a drive down the right side of the lane and drew a foul to complete a three-point play.

MAGIC 115, TRAIL BLAZERS 112

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Desmond Bane hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Orlando a win over Portland.

Bane’s basket from 27 feet capped a wild finish in which the Trail Blazers overcame a nine-point deficit only to see their comeback nullified as the buzzer sounded.

Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 28 points and nine rebounds. Bane finished with 22 points and seven assists.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 31 points for Portland. Devi Avdija added 27 points, including a couple of 3-pointers during an 11-0 Portland run in the final two minutes.

Jeremi Grant scored on an inbounds pass from Toumani Camara and added a free throw with 10.6 seconds left to put Portland ahead 112-110.

Banchero, who had missed two free throws before Grant’s three-point play, drove for a game-tying layup and drew a foul. He missed another free throw, leaving the game tied with five seconds remaining. But Banchero stole Portland’s inbounds pass with 1.9 seconds left, setting the stage for Bane’s winner.

Franz Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and nine rebounds each for Orlando.

PISTONS 137, WIZARDS 135, OT

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 46 points on a whopping 45 shots, Daniss Jenkins made the tying 3-pointer to force overtime and Detroit rallied to beat Washington.

Cunningham finished with 12 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals, helping will the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons to their seventh straight victory on a night he shot just 14 for 45, by far the most field goal attempts in the NBA this season.

Jenkins scored a season-high 24 points and Jalen Duren had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Pistons improved to 9-2.

CJ McCollum scored a season-high 42 points for the last-place Wizards, but he missed twice in the closing seconds as they lost their ninth straight and fell to 1-10.

McCollum’s 3-pointer gave Washington a 117-108 lead with 4:05 remaining in regulation. But Cunningham, the reigning Eastern Conference player of the week, brought the Pistons back and they tied it when he inbounded to Jenkins in the corner for a 3-pointer that tied it at 127.

SPURS 121, BULLS 117

CHICAGO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 18 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, and San Antonio beat Chicago for its third consecutive win.

Wembanyama also grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked five shots. The 7-foot-4 center made six 3-pointers and went 11 for 19 from the field in San Antonio’s first win at Chicago since March 17, 2021.

He became the first player in NBA history with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five blocked shots and five 3-pointers in a game.

De’Aaron Fox scored 21 points for the Spurs in his second game of the season. Stephon Castle had 19 points and 11 assists, and Luke Kornet finished with 16 points.

Chicago dropped to 5-1 at home. It has lost four of five overall.

BUCKS 116, MAVERICKS 114

DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Ryan Rollins put Milwaukee ahead for good with a driving layup with 17.9 seconds left as the Bucks rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the period to beat Dallas.

Kyle Kuzma added a season-high 26 points off the bench for the Bucks, closing with a dunk with 14 seconds left after stealing a Dallas inbound pass when intended recipient Cooper Flagg slipped just beyond the 3-point line.

The Mavericks had a chance to tie, down 116-113, when P.J. Washington Jr. was fouled on a desperation 3-pointer by Antetokounmpo with 1.2 seconds left. After Washington missed his second free throw, his intentional miss on the third shot was by tipped by Dallas’ Moussa Cisse but grabbed by Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis Jr.

Flagg, last summer’s No. 1 draft pick, led the Mavericks with a season-high 26 points. Brandon Williams added 19 in his first start of the season.

TIMBERWOLVES 120, JAZZ 113

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 35 points and six assists as Minnesota beat Utah for the second time in four days.

Minnesota, which beat Utah 137-97 on Friday and topped Sacramento 144-117 on Sunday, has won three straight games and five of its last six.

Edwards posted his ninth straight game of 30 or more points, marking the longest stretch of 30-point games against the Jazz for any NBA player.

Julius Randle added 27 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists for Minnesota. Rudy Gobert chipped in 14 points and 12 boards.

Keyonte George scored 27 points and Lauri Markkanen added 23 to lead the Jazz.

SUNS 121, PELICANS 98

PHOENIX (AP) — Grayson Allen made a franchise-record 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 42 points, leading Phoenix to a victory over New Orleans.

Allen was 12 for 17 from the field and 10 for 15 from 3-point range to break the record he shared after making nine 3-pointers three previous times. He was 5 for 5 in the third quarter, when he scored 17 points.

Devin Booker added 19 points and Dillon Brooks had 18 for the Suns, who won their third straight. Phoenix has won five of six after a 1-4 start and is above .500 for the first time this season at 6-5.

Trey Murphy III had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans (2-8), who have dropped two in a row after their only two wins of the season. Rookie Jeremiah Fears and Saddiq Bey each added 15.

HAWKS 105, CLIPPERS 102

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Vit Krejci scored a career-high 28 points off the bench, Kristaps Porzingis added 20 and Atlanta opened a four-game road trip with a victory over Los Angeles.

Jalen Johnson had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Hawks overcame a 17-point deficit to win consecutive games for the second time this season. Krejci made a career-best eight 3-pointers in 10 attempts.

Porzingis (illness) and Johnson (quad) both returned after missing Sunday’s 20-point home victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, while Trae Young (knee) and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (back) remained out.

James Harden had 35 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the Clippers’ fifth straight loss. Ivica Zubac added 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Derrick Jones Jr. and Kris Dunn each scored 11 points for the Clippers, who were without star Kawhi Leonard (ankle) for a fourth consecutive game, while Bradley Beal (hip) was ruled out.