With three defenders near him, Paul Pierce made a fadeaway, 21-foot jumper that went in off the backboard at the buzzer to lift the Wizards over the Atlanta Hawks 103-101 on Saturday night, despite playing without John Wall and after letting a 21-point lead evaporate.
It was the second straight day a bank shot at the buzzer won an NBA playoff game. Derrick Rose hit a 3 off the glass to give Chicago a 99-96 victory over Cleveland on Friday.
The Wizards led by 21 with less than 10 minutes left. Pierce finished with 13 points, including three of the Wizards' 10 3s.