For the second time in a week, Carmelo Anthony has kept the Portland Trail Blazers in the playoff hunt.
Four days after delivering a last-minute dagger three-pointer in overtime against the Memphis Grizzlies, Anthony did the same in the fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets. His triple with 54.6 seconds left gave the Blazers a two-possession lead en route to a 109-102 victory with significant playoff implications.
The Blazers held onto ninth place with the victory, a half-game up on the San Antonio Spurs and within 1 1/2 games of the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies.