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Memphis Grizzlies # 1 Kyle Anderson celebrates with Dillon Brooks # 24 against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on December 28, 2020 in New York City. Mike Stobe / Getty Images / AFP
Brandon Clarke converted the lead with 38.6 seconds remaining in overtime and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies edged the shortstop Brooklyn Nets for a 116-111 victory Monday night.
Neither team shot well in overtime, but Clarke gave Memphis the ultimate lead at 112-111 when he bounced back on a failed layup from Dillon Brooks and easily converted the throwback. Clarke’s lead shot came after Caris LeVert hit a 3-pointer with 76 seconds left to give Brooklyn a 111-110 lead.
The Nets missed a chance to regain the lead when DeAndre Jordan was called to the offensive goal with 30.8 seconds left and Memphis took a 113-111 lead when Grayson Allen split a pair down the line with 8.1 seconds left.
After Brooklyn called his final timeout, Joe Harris saw his 3-point attempt hit the front of the rim with 5.6 seconds remaining and Kyle Anderson capped a career-high 28-point night by scoring three free throws. in the last 3.9 seconds.
Clarke’s punch and Anderson’s big night came on a night Ja Morant sprained his left ankle late in the second quarter. Morant scored seven points before hurting himself and watched his teammates from the bench while wearing a walking boot.
Brooks added 24 points and seven rebounds as he and Anderson were a combined 18 of 36 from the court. Clarke finished with 16 points, while Jonas Valanciunas collected 14 and 14 rebounds while the Grizzlies shot 42.9 percent.
The Nets rested stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant for the first time after the duo became the first in franchise history to score at least 20 points in each of the first three games. Brooklyn also played after losing Spencer Dinwiddie to a season-ending knee injury he suffered Sunday at Charlotte.
LeVert led the Nets with 28 points and 11 assists, but missed a potential triple winner with 1.1 seconds remaining in overtime. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot added 19 of his 21 points in the first half, while Brooklyn lost its second straight game after a huge win over Golden State and Boston.
Harris and Chris Chiozza contributed 14 points each while Brooklyn shot 41 percent and overcame a 12-point deficit in the first half.
Memphis held a 96-92 lead on a 15-foot shot from Brooks with 7:46 remaining, but Brooklyn regained the lead when Jordan’s throwback made it 99-98 with 4:52 left. The lead changed hands six more times and the game was tied at 106-106 after two free throws by Valanciunas with 54.3 seconds left.
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