Trail Blazers get past Celtics in OT

BOSTON >> Damian Lillard had a three-point play with 47 seconds left in overtime and finished with 28 points to lift the Portland Trail Blazers to a 127123 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, snapping their four-game losing streak.

CJ McCollum scored 35 points to lead Portland, which lost in the closing seconds in Philadelphia on Friday night. Lillard added seven assists.

Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 41 points, his 14th time this season with 30 or more points. Marcus Smart and Al Horford each scored 17 for the Celtics, who have lost two straight after winning 13 of 16.

Thomas nailed a goahead 3-pointer with 1:24 to play in OT, pushing Boston ahead by one, but AlFarouq Aminu was fouled on the next possession and hit both free throws to move Portland back in front.

Lillard then drove the lane, was fouled and hit the free throw.

Mason Plumlee had a short jumper in the lane and a free throw in the closing 24 seconds.

With Boston trailing by one in the closing seconds of regulation, Lillard went to the line and hit two free throws, making it 113-110 with 10.8 seconds left.

But Terry Rozier’s 3-pointer from the right wing tied it with 8.4 seconds left. Lillard then backrimmed a long jumper at the horn, sending the game to OT. SUNS 107, KNICKS 105 >> At New York, Devin Booker scored 26 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left, and Phoenix beat New York.

Carmelo Anthony’s attempt at a winning 3-pointer rimmed out as Phoenix snapped a twogame losing streak and handed New York its second loss in a row.

Eric Bledsoe added 23 points for the Suns, while P.J. Tucker and Marquese Chriss each had 15.

Anthony led the Knicks with 31 points but was scoreless in the fourth quarter. Derrick Rose had 26 and Kristaps Porzingis scored 14.