Talen Horton-Tucker hit the decisive 3-pointer with 20.3 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-99 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old guard scored eight of his 13 points in extra time.
The seventh-place Lakers (39-30) pulled within one game of the Mavericks (40-29) in the chase for sixth place in the Western Conference after Dallas lost at Memphis on Tuesday. The top six teams clinch berths in the main draw of the playoffs while the seventh- through 10th-place teams head to a play-in tournament.
TALEN. HORTON. TUCKER.
The @Lakers guard buries the game-winning triple in OT! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/n4DJ1ncLm9
— NBA (@NBA) May 12, 2021
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