Eastern Conference third leading team Boston Celtics continued their hot winning run as they beat the visiting New York Knicks with a thrilling 105-104 victory at the TD Garden on Friday night to extend their home game winning streak to 13.

All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas finished the match with 32 points and dished out 8 assists, while Avery Bradley dropped the winning basket with 17.7 ticks left to wrap up the win.

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Evan Turner contributed 21 points and 8 rebounds and Jae Crowder chipped in 20 points and 8 boards while shooting 9 for 19 from the floor for the Celtics, who have won five straight games in a row.

"The sky's the limit," Evan Turner, who went 10 for 19 from the field in 32:18 minutes of game action, said.  "At the end of the day, we always give ourselves the opportunity to play the right game and win. I think when it comes down to a four-game series and all of us are healthy and everything, I think we'll give a lot of teams a lot of problems."

The host team trailed by eight points 98-90 with 5:09 left to play in the final quarter, but the Celtics used a series of mini-runs to close the gap with just a point.

Carmelo Anthony, who led the Knicks with a team-high 30 points, responded with a jump shot to give New York a three-point lead, 102-99. Thomas made an assist to Jared Sullinger who made the shot and cut the deficit again to just one point and 1:10 minutes to play.

Boston overtook the lead with a jump shot from Turner following a missed shot by Robin Lopez, 103-102. Anthony once again made a basket to take back the lead with just 21.4 ticks left.

After a Celtics timeout, Bradley made the winning basket to take the lead for good.

With a trip to Cleveland next, the Celtics now have an opportunity to test themselves against the East's top team.

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