Mirza Teletovic had a season-high 26 points and a career-best 15 rebounds starting in place of Kevin Garnett, and the Nets snapped the San Antonio Spurs' eight-game winning streak with a 95-93 overtime victory Wednesday night.
The Nets regrouped in overtime after blowing a 14-point lead in the final 5 minutes of regulation, but Gregg Popovich felt the game was lost long before then because of poor play from his first unit.
Danny Green had 20 points, 10 rebounds and the tying 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left in regulation for San Antonio, which had little going most of the night and trailed 82-68 with 5 minutes left in regulation. Tim Duncan had 14 points and 17 rebounds, but shot 5 for 18.
Spurs at Nets box score
Lakers 95 Wizards 111
Kobe Bryant scored 15 of his 20 first-half points in the opening quarter, and then missed all seven field-goal attempts in the second half as Washington clamped down on the Los Angeles Lakers' star in the Wizards' 111-95 victory.
Bryant finished with 29 points. Bradley Beal had 27 points as Washington used Paul Pierce on Bryant in the third quarter.
Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 11 rebounds while John Wall had 17 points and 15 assists for the Wizards, who won their third straight and prevented Los Angeles from getting its first three-game winning streak in more than a year.
Lakers at Wizards box score
Bulls 102 Hornets 95
Pau Gasol had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Joakim Noah and Nikola Mirotic each posted double-doubles, and the Bulls handed the Hornets their 10th straight loss.
Noah had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Mirotic added 11 points and 12 rebounds. The Bulls were 12 of 28 from beyond the 3-point arc. The Hornets made 2 of 15.
Kemba Walker had 23 points to lead the Hornets (4-15), who have lost 12 of 13.
Bulls at Hornets box score