Kawhi's buzzer winner
Kawhi Leonard sank a 0.4-second buzzer-beater to lift the LA Clippers to a 114-113 win over the Indiana Pacers — clutch jumper sealed it in a classic finish (x.com). The shot flipped a tight game and underscored Kawhi’s late-game gravity for a Clippers team jockeying for playoff position (x.com).
The 114-113 game wrapped Friday, March 27, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (espn.com) Leonard finished with 28 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals, extending a streak to 50 consecutive games with at least 20 points. (espn.com) Los Angeles erased an early 24-point deficit to complete the comeback, recording its fourth straight victory and giving coach Tyronn Lue the 400th win of his coaching career. (espn.com) On the final sequence, Bennedict Mathurin inbounded to Leonard, who took two dribbles and rose from the right elbow for the go-ahead jumper; Indiana’s Jay Huff missed two free throws after a foul on the inbounds play. (nba.com) Darius Garland led the Clippers with 30 points while Aaron Nesmith scored 26 and Obi Toppin added 20 for the Pacers, and Mathurin finished with 17 off the bench against his former team. (nba.com) The win moved the Clippers to 38-36 and dropped Indiana to 16-58 while extending the Pacers’ long home losing skid; the Clippers are slated to visit Milwaukee on Sunday and the Pacers to host Miami on Sunday. (espn.com)
