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Blazers lose to Knicks at buzzer in OT, 114-113

Bridges nails winning 3-pointer for N.Y.

By The Columbian

Published: March 12, 2025, 10:39pm

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New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) celebrates after making the game-winning shot in overtime during an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) Photo Gallery

PORTLAND — Mikal Bridges hit a 25-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the New York Knicks a 114-113 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

Bridges finished with 33 points and AG Anunoby had 23 as New York won its second in a row and improved to 2-2 on its five-game West Coast trip with one game remaning.

Scoot Henderson led Portland with 30 points, while Deni Avdija had 27 points — including a three-point play with three seconds left in overtime to give the Trail Blazers a brief 113-111 lead — but Portland lost its fifth in a row. Avdija also had 15 rebounds.

Karl-Anthony Towns shot 8 of 12 from the field, including two 3-pointers late in regulation, to finish with 21 points for the Knicks.

Henderson scored eight points in the final 1:06 of regulation — a 3-point shot, a three-point play and a pair of free throws with three seconds left — to tie the game 106-all and send it into overtime.

Matisse Thybulle was available to make his season debut for Portland after missing the first 66 games because of knee and ankle injuries but sat out the entire game.

A two-time, second-team All-Defense pick, Thybulle had a procedure in October to address inflammation in his right knee and was expected to miss three to four weeks. The timeline changed when he sprained his right ankle in November.

Takeaways

KNICKS: With Jalen Brunson expected to miss at least two weeks with a right ankle sprain, New York’s immediate future looked bleak, but the win Wednesday helped the team salvage some hope and pull within 4 1/2 games of the Celtics in the Atlantic Division.

BLAZERS: Portland lost its fifth in a row and the first of a seven-game homestand. At 28-39, the Trail Blazers will have to step it on their home court over the next six games to have any hope of making the postseason.

Key moment

The Knicks’ Miles McBride and Mitchell Robinson both had blocks in the waning seconds of overtime.

Key stat

Portland was just 16 of 25 from the free-throw line and had 23 turnovers to the Knicks 15.

Up next

The Trail Blazers play host to Toronto on Sunday night.

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KNICKS 114, BLAZERS 113 (OT)

NEW YORK (114) — Anunoby 8-20 4-6 23, Hart 4-14 1-2 11, Towns 8-12 3-4 21, Bridges 13-21 5-6 33, McBride 4-12 0-0 11, Achiuwa 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson 1-1 1-2 3, Payne 3-6 0-0 6, Shamet 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 44-94 14-20 114.

PORTLAND (113) — Avdija 8-18 7-11 27, Camara 6-10 0-0 14, Clingan 3-7 0-0 6, Sharpe 8-18 2-2 21, Simons 2-11 0-0 6, Murray 1-3 1-2 3, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Reath 2-6 0-0 6, Henderson 10-16 6-10 30. Totals 40-90 16-25 113.

New York	26	22	29	29	8	—	114
Portland	21	25	31	29	7	—	113

3-Point Goals—New York 12-31 (McBride 3-7, Anunoby 3-8, Bridges 2-4, Towns 2-4, Hart 2-6, Payne 0-1, Shamet 0-1), Portland 17-42 (Henderson 4-4, Avdija 4-8, Sharpe 3-8, Camara 2-5, Reath 2-6, Simons 2-8, Clingan 0-1, Murray 0-1, Walker 0-1). Rebounds—New York 38 (Hart 11), Portland 52 (Avdija 15). Assists—New York 27 (Hart 9), Portland 20 (Avdija, Simons 5). Total Fouls—New York 21, Portland 18. Fouled Out—Camara. A—17,510 (19,393)