NBA Roundup: Pelicans’ Devonte' Graham Nails 61-Foot Buzzer-Beater

NBA Roundup: Pelicans’ Devonte' Graham Nails 61-Foot Buzzer-Beater
New Orleans Pelicans guard Devonte' Graham (4) celebrates with his team during an NBA game at Paycom Center, in Oklahoma City, O.K., on Dec. 15, 2021. Alonzo Adams/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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Devonte' Graham made one of the greatest game-winning buzzer-beaters in NBA history, banking in a 61-footer to give the New Orleans Pelicans a thrilling 113–110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.

Just moments before Graham’s heave from three-quarters court, the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nailed a deep 3-pointer of his own with 1.4 seconds left to tie the game. Gilgeous-Alexander’s 30-footer came as he was avoiding a foul that would have sent him to the free-throw line for two shots.