Matt Ryan hit a tying 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer, Lonnie Walker made a key 3-pointer in overtime while scoring 28 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-117 .

Anthony Davis had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Lakers, who blew a 16-point lead and appeared to be finished before Dyson Daniels’ two missed free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation allowed the Lakers to run one last play.

Austin Reaves made a crosscourt pass to Ryan, and the undrafted newcomer who surprisingly made the Lakers’ roster last month drilled a fallaway 3 in front of their bench to force OT. Ryan, who made his NBA debut with one game for Boston last season, is playing rotation minutes for the Lakers because of his outside shooting stroke.

Walker’s early 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good in overtime. C.J. McCollum’s jumper trimmed the Lakers’ lead to three points with 37 seconds left, but McCollum missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 6.7 seconds remaining, and the Pelicans couldn’t foul before the buzzer.

Davis played his second straight game after missing his first game of the season due to his balky back. Coach Darvin Ham praised the eight-time All-Star selection’s toughness in his third season of frequent injury woes: “His back situation is something we definitely need to manage, but it’s something that’s not going to worsen with with he’s doing.”