The Pacers rallied back from down 19 against the Celtics on Monday night, and had a one-point lead with 5 seconds left. All they had to do was hold onto the ball and go to the foul line and increase the lead to three.

Jimmy Butler powered through a recent bout of back spasms to score 37 points, sinking two free throws that gave Minnesota the lead with 2.5 seconds left in a victory over Portland.

Kobe Bryant gave an emotional speech after watching both his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys raised to the rafters at halftime during the Lakers vs. Warriors matchup Monday night.

The Cavs made a season-high 20 three-pointers in the win.

Surprise, surprise: The Cleveland Cavaliers are hard to beat when they shoot well from behind the arc.

Lonzo Ball scored 16 points on 50 percent shooting from both the field and three-point range in the Lakers’ narrow 116-114 overtime loss to the Warriors on Monday night. After a rocky shooting start to his hyped-up rookie season, it appears the 20-year-old point guard may finally be rediscovering his stroke.

Kristaps and Frank and Beasley, oh my!

Wow.

The New York Knicks looked set to win a tightly contested game against the Lakers, but L.A. scored the last five points in regulation thanks to some truly wretched defense by Michael Beasley (more on him later) and Kristaps Porzingis missed a tough shot at the buzzer.

Eric Gordon scored 17 of his season-high 33 points in the fourth quarter to power a huge run that put the Houston Rockets on top, and they cruised to their 14th straight win, 120-99 over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.

The Clippers, without Blake Griffin, Pat Beverley, or Danilo Gallinari, beat a 17-8 Raptors team with the 3rd best point differential in the NBA

Summary:

The Clippers scrapped a win together without three starters tonight, using the combined efforts of the team as a whole to make up for lack of star power. The Clippers trailed by as many as 13, and were down almost the entire game. They pulled ahead with 3 minutes to go in the 4th quarter, and never looked back, shutting down the Raptors and making clutch plays when needed.