NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Deron Williams capped a career-tying 21-assist performance by hitting a game-winning jumper with 1.7 seconds to play to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 107-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Williams finished with 18 points as the Nets snapped a six-game losing streak and extended the Timberwolves’ slide to a season-high 11 games.
The game wasn’t decided until Michael Beasley had a 3-pointer bounce off the rim at the buzzer.
Brook Lopez had a game-high 30 points and 12 rebounds and Sasha Vujacic added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets who won their 24th game, doubling their total of a year ago when they were the NBA’s worst team.
Beasley and Anthony Randolph had 20 points apiece for Minnesota, with Beasley getting all of his points in the second half.
