Isaiah Whitehead scored 41 points Tuesday night but committed two costly errors in the last minute and the Long Island Nets lost to the Lakeland Magic, 120-118, jeopardizing their playoff hopes with two games to go in the season.
With Long Island ahead by three with 40 seconds left following a Whitehead floater, a series of bizarre began to play out. With 34 seconds left, Whitehead fouled Alan Anderson, the 35-year-old former Nets who’s been playing in the G-League, hoping for a comeback. The veteran made both but the Nets took the ball out, leading by one.