Houston Chronicle

Celtics edge Blazers

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BOSTON — Al Horford made a 15-foot fadeaway jumper at the buzzer, and the Boston Celtics finished off the Portland Trail Blazers 97-96 on Sunday.

Horford wound up with 22 points and 10 rebounds in helping Boston win its fourth in a row.

Damian Lillard shot just 6-for-19, but scored Portland’s final eight points, including a three-point play with 7.2 seconds remaining to give the Blazers a 96-95 lead.

LAKERS 108, THUNDER 104

Brook Lopez scored 20 points Julius Randle added 19, as Los Angeles sent host Oklahoma City to its fourth straight loss.

Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points and Brandon Ingram added 16 for Los Angeles, which has won six of eight.

RAPTORS 101, GRIZZLIES 86

Delon Wright scored 15 points and Toronto pulled away in the fourth quarter to win its fifth straight at home.

HAWKS 99, KNICKS 96

Kent Bazemore’s 3-pointer with 6.7 seconds left completed visiting Atlanta’s rally from a 9387 deficit in the final 2:16.

HORNETS 115, SUNS 110

Nicolas Batum scored 22 points as Charlotte rallied from a 21-point, second-half deficit to win at Phoenix.

BUCKS 109, NETS 94

Eric Bledsoe scored 28 points, John Henson added 19, and visiting Milwaukee easily extended its winning streak over Brooklyn to 10 games.

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