Dwyane Wade claimed a winning three-pointer on the buzzer as the Miami Heat returned to winning ways with a dramatic 126-125 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Despite building a 24-point lead, Miami frittered away their advantage and found themselves behind in the dying moments.
Wade's heroics – which included a 25-point haul and seven rebounds – helped the Heat snap a six-game home losing streak, while Goran Dragic top scored with 27 points against the Western Conference leaders.
The game winner! Unbelievable... #WoW pic.twitter.com/JjiQhaubCb — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) February 28, 2019
LeBron James combined with Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma for 78 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 125-119 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
James finished with 33 points – 10 assists and six rebounds – Ingram claimed 23 and Kuzma had 22.
🎥 LeBron James led the Lakers to victory tonight, finishing with a team-high 33 points, and 10 assists #LakersWin pic.twitter.com/KRvbQcjhi0 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 28, 2019
The Houston Rockets clinched a third-straight win as they overcame the Charlotte Hornets 118-113, and Eastern Conference leaders the Milwaukee Bucks sealed their sixth win in a row as they edged the Sacramento Kings 141-140 in overtime.
The Atlanta Hawks rallied from 13 points behind in the third period to force an extra period against the Minnesota Timberwolves, eventually triumphing 131-123 in overtime.
Trae Young matched a career high from earlier in the week as he led the way for the Hawks with 36 points.
>>>> _ olves#TrueToAtlanta | #AllEyesNorth pic.twitter.com/rWSN1vswvx — Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) February 28, 2019
Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics were resigned to their fourth-straight loss as the Portland Trail Blazers clinched a 97-92 win.
The San Antonio Spurs held off a late surge by the Detroit Pistons to claim a 105-93 victory and the Dallas Mavericks ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Indiana Pacers 110-101.
Elsewhere, Donovan Mitchell clinched 32 points to lift the Utah Jazz 111-105 over the Los Angeles Clippers, Bradley Beal scored 31 points in the Washington Wizards' 125-116 defeat of the Brooklyn Nets and the Chicago Bulls recorded a fourth win in five games as they beat the Memphis Grizzlies 109-107.
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