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

Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.

Austin Rivers nailed a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer as Duke outscored North Carolina 13-2 in the final two minutes and beat the fifth-ranked Tar Heels 85-84 in Chapel Hill.

After all the incredible shots Dirk Nowitzki has hit this postseason, it was his vintage stuff - a straightaway 3-pointer and a pair of free throws - that put the Dallas Mavericks back in the NBA finals.

Ray Allen scored 24 points and drained a three-pointer with 12 seconds left to give the Celtics a hard-fought 87-85 come-from-behind win over the Knicks in Game 1 on Sunday night.

Shelvin Mack hit a 3-pointer with less than a second left in the first half to give Butler a 22-19 lead in the national championship game Monday night.

Both teams struggled from the field, a combination of good defense by both teams and just bad shooting. It was the lowest scoring first half since 1946, when Oklahoma State led North Carolina 23-17.

Elizabeth Moore, 16, got her deer hunting career off to a great start when she bagged this huge 10-pointer at the family farm.

Hull City manager Iain Dowie says his side are ready for a relegation six-pointer against Burnley at the KC Stadium.

Korie Lucious hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a frantic finish and give injury-depleted Michigan State an 85-83 victory over Maryland on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.