Saturday, May 9, 2015

Pierce's buzzer-beater lifts Wiz past Hawks 103-101 (Yahoo Sports)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 9: Paul Pierce #34 of the Washington Wizards makes the game winning shot with no time left on the clock against the Atlanta Hawks in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at the Verizon Center on May 9, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Paul Pierce's banked-in 21-foot jumper at the buzzer gave the Washington Wizards a 103-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night, even with an injured John Wall reduced to cheerleading, and after a 21-point lead had dwindled down to nothing. The Wizards lead the Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-1. Washington was missing Wall, its All-Star point guard, for a second consecutive game because of a broken left hand, but it was the Hawks who seemed out of sorts most of the evening. The Wizards led by 21 with less than 10 minutes left - and then held off Atlanta, which used a 17-0 run to get within three points with less than 3 1/2 minutes remaining and tied the game on Mike Muscala's 3-pointer with 14.1 seconds to go.




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