Anfernee Simons made a hook shot with 7.2 seconds left in overtime, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 113-111 in overtime in their home opener at Moda Center.
It was tied 102-102 at the end of regulation.
The Suns had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Jock Landale missed a putback at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Trail Blazers 21-20. Devin Booker scored 8 of the Suns’ 21 on 4 for 9 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Chris Paul had 6 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Deandre Ayton that tied the game and 2 on baskets by Booker that put the Suns ahead.
Damian Lillard scored 41 points with 5 3-pointers. Jusuf Nurkić added 20 points (12 in the paint) and 17 rebounds, and Simons scored 16 points but shot 5 for 17.
For the Suns, Booker scored 33 points, and Ayton added 26 points. Paul had 10 points, 12 assists and 5 steals.