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Clippers' Lou Williams drills deep game-winning trey vs. Nets

By Alex Butler
Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams came off the bench to score 25 points and hit the game-winning shot in a win against the Brooklyn Nets Sunday in Los Angeles. File Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI
Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams came off the bench to score 25 points and hit the game-winning shot in a win against the Brooklyn Nets Sunday in Los Angeles. File Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

March 18 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Clippers sharpshooter Lou Williams hit a deep game-winning 3-pointer, beating the Brooklyn Nets at the buzzer Sunday in Los Angeles.

The shot was the first game-winning buzzer-beater of Williams' 14-year career and lifted the Clippers to a 119-116 victory at Staples Center.

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"I get made fun of that I don't know how to celebrate," Williams told reporters. "My teammates say I don't know how to celebrate. I've been working on my [celebrations]. They say I don't show emotion."

Williams caught a pass from Danilo Gallinari after the Clippers inbounded the ball from the left flank on the final possession. He used a slight screen from Gallinari to create a little space before being smothered by two Nets defenders.

Williams still decided to launch a shot from about 30 feet away, heaving the ball up over the defense with the score tied at 116-116.

The final buzzer sounded as the ball slid through the net, giving the Clippers a narrow home victory.

"Lou is a professional scorer," Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell said. "When he got the ball in his hands, we had two great options ... he took the shot he felt was a good shot on a good pull-up and we live with it."

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Williams scored 25 points off the bench to lead the Clippers. The Sixth Man of the Year candidate also had six rebounds in the win. D'Angelo Russell scored a game-high 32 points and had 10 assists and five rebounds for the Nets.

The Clippers host the Indiana Pacers at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in Los Angeles.

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