NBA roundup: Lin's last-gasp 3 lifts Knicks to another win

The Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Feb. 15 2012 12:09 a.m. MST

Summary

Jeremy Lin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second to play to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points, and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 90-87 Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to six games.

GRIZZLIES 93, ROCKETS 83: At Memphis, Tenn., Mike Conley scored 21 points, and Rudy Gay added 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Memphis over Houston.

Conley scored seven points in the final 2:26 after the Rockets had trimmed what had been a 15-point lead in the third quarter to 84-79 on Kyle Lowry's steal and layup with three minutes left.

Conley answered with a 3-pointer following a scramble for a loose ball under the Grizzlies basket for an 87-79 advantage.

Lowry led the Rockets with 24 points.

LAKERS 86, HAWKS 78: At Los Angeles, Pau Gasol scored seven of his 20 points in the final 5:20 and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers.

WIZARDS 124, TRAIL BLAZERS 109: At Portland, Ore., Nick Young scored a season-high 35 points, John Wall added 29 points and nine assists, and Washington earned its third straight road win.

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