John Wall scored seven of his game-high 32 points in the second overtime, and the Washington Wizards held off the Charlotte Hornets, 110-107, on Friday night.
Wall’s pull-up jumper with 9.9 seconds left provided the final points, and Charlotte’s Mo Williams and Al Jefferson missed 3-pointers in the final seconds.
It was Wall’s second consecutive game with 30-plus points, and Drew Gooden finished with 15 points and 17 rebounds as the Wizards (41-32) snapped a four-game losing streak.
Jefferson scored 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Charlotte. Williams, who was considered questionable to play because of a sore left knee, added 26 points and 10 assists.
Charlotte (30-41), battling for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, has lost eight of its last 10 games.
Wall’s jumper tied it at 96 with 3.3 seconds left in regulation. Wall and Charlotte’s Kemba Walker both missed shots in the final seconds of the first overtime.
Butler’s 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds left in regulation pulled Washington within one at 95-94. After Charlotte’s Jeffrey Taylor made one of two free throws, Wall’s jumper from the right wing tied the score at 96-96.
Williams’ 3-point attempt fell short to end regulation.
Washington opened the fourth quarter with a 13-3 run and led 88-82 with 7:14 left. The Wizards then went cold and Jefferson’s dunk, the Hornets’ first field goal of the quarter, tied it at 88-88 with 3:48 left.
Williams’ 3-pointer put Charlotte ahead, 91-88. After a turnover by Washington, Walker’s two free throws put Charlotte up, 95-91, with 14 seconds left.
Jefferson scored seven of Charlotte’s points during a 14-2 run that opened the second half, and the Hornets led by seven.
Washington led by as many as 11 in the second quarter, but Williams, who scored 12 second-quarter points, kept Charlotte in it. Gerald Henderson, who had 11 points and 14 rebounds, scored six consecutive Charlotte points late in the quarter and the Wizards’ lead was cut to five at halftime.
Charlotte’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who finished with 11 points, sprained his left ankle with 1:12 left in the third quarter and didn’t return.
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