Pointment Devonte Graham had a great night scoring the winning basket for New Orleans Pelicans against Oklahoma city thunder 113-110, 3/4 court buzzer on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma City led 102-100 in the fourth quarter ahead of three baskets in a row. Brandon Ingram put the pelicans in front.
I just wanted to lift, honestly
Immediately, Shai Gilgeus-Alexander struck a three-pointer with 28 seconds left to bring the Pelicans to one point, but Ingram hit the jumper and brought the guests 108-105 7 seconds away.
Fouls followed on Ingram and Giljous-Alexander, both scoring both of their shots, but the latter hit a three-pointer and leveled the score in 2.3 seconds.
Then the Pelicans gave the ball to Graham, who shot from behind a three-point arc at the other end of the court and won.
Graham’s teammates and coach praise him
“To be honest, I just wanted to lift one of them,” Graham said. “I didn’t want to take the ball out. I was waiting. Then Jay-Hart (Josh Hart) handed it to me and I just let it fly. “
“I thought this was happening,” Ingram said. “But when he came in, I didn’t believe it.”
Oklahoma City’s Kenrich Williams tried to pressure Graham’s final shot, but wanted to be careful.
“I just didn’t want to foul, play a stupid game,” Williams said. “I just tried to show my hands. I knew that he would try to shoot that shot. And he walked in, dude, so you just have to take your hat off to him. “
Ingram leads the Pelicans with 34 points. Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 16 rebounds. Graham finished with 15 points and eight assists.
Gilgeus-Alexander topped the Thunder with 33 points. Williams and Josh giddy each scored 17 points and Mike Muskala added 16 for Thunder.