PORTLAND, Ore. _ Reggie Jackson and C.J. McCollum tried to top each other for most of Sunday evening.
But it was Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with the showstopper.
Caldwell-Pope's no-hesitation three-pointer with 9.4 seconds left in the second overtime sent the Detroit Pistons to a 125-124 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center.
Blazers shooting guard McCollum finished with 35 points and forced both overtimes with two separate three-pointers.
But he missed the potential winner following Caldwell-Pope's heroics.
And Jackson scored 31 points for the Pistons.
But Caldwell-Pope scored nine of the Pistons' 11 points in the second overtime to give the Pistons' their first two-game winning streak in over a month.
Caldwell-Pope finished with 26 points for the Pistons (18-21) in their first game of the five-game trip against Western Conference foes. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but a winter storm forced the postponement until Sunday.
The Pistons' Andre Drummond played the entire second half and finished with 28 points, 14 rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots in nearly 52 minutes. Four of five Pistons starters played more than 45 minutes with Jon Leuer exiting the game in the first quarter with a sore left knee.
Allen Crabbe scored 30 points for the Blazers (16-23) off the bench. Damian Lillard finished with 20.
McCollum, who was 0-for-5 from three-point range, forced overtime with a three-pointer off an inbounds play. His 28-footer tied the game at 106.
Jackson's runner rimmed out at the buzzer.
McCollum forced the second overtime off another inbounds play with another triple, tying the game at 114.
Jackson missed a jumper at the buzzer.
The Blazers shot 69 percent and got to the line 11 times in the first quarter, but the Pistons took a 31-30 lead into the second quarter despite early foul trouble from Jackson.
The Blazers were only 6 of 11 at the line and the Pistons forced six turnovers.
And the Pistons shot 62 percent and were led by 10 points from Drummond.
Lillard and McCollum combined for 21 points.
Three consecutive three-pointers gave the Blazers a 45-38 lead midway through the second quarter. They settled for a 56-53 lead at halftime.
Aron Baynes (left ankle) returned to the Pistons lineup after missing two games and played 6 minutes in the first half.
The decision probably angers most Pistons fans after Boban Marjanovic's 15-point, 19-point rebound night in Thursday night's victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
The Blazers' backup center is Meyers Leonard, who has three-point range. Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy has said repeatedly that he is reluctant to use the lumbering Marjanovic against big men with range.
