NEW YORK -- Antoine Walker scored a season-high 42 points and the Boston Celtics caught a break when Latrell Sprewell missed a free throw late in regulation as they beat the New York Knicks, 102-93, in overtime last night.

Sprewell scored a career-high 49 points. He could have reached 50 and all but locked up the victory with 6.2 seconds left, but he missed one of two free throws, giving the Celtics one last chance.

Walker got free behind the 3-point arc as he received the inbounds pass, and his shot tied it at 89-89 with 3.6 seconds left. Sprewell took the final shot of regulation, but Paul Pierce got a piece of it and the game went to overtime.