Miles Bridges, recently reinstated from a suspension, made a tiebreaking three-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in overtime as the Charlotte Hornets pulled out a 121-118 NBA victory against the visiting Boston Celtics.
Charlotte delivered a startling fourth-quarter comeback, scoring the last nine points in regulation, en route to snapping a four-game losing streak.
LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 36 points, nine rebounds and eight assists while former Celtic Gordon Hayward had 20 points. Bridges finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Jayson Tatum scored 31 of his 45 points in the first half for the Celtics, whose six-game winning streak ended. He also had 13 rebounds and six assists.
Elsewhere, Reggie Jackson had 21 points and six assists as the defending champions Denver Nuggets overcame the ejection of Nikola Jokic to beat the Detroit Pistons 107-103.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone was ejected in the first quarter for arguing with the officials while Jokic was tossed with one minute 22 seconds left in the first half after picking up his second technical.
Meanwhile, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 142-129 victory over the Washington Wizards.
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