Raptors beat Trail Blazers 117-115 despite Lillard’s 50
Kyle Lowry scored 28 points, and the Toronto Raptors held off the Portland Trail Blazers 117-115.
The Raptors took control with a 17-5 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 15. The Raptors led 84-69 with 1:56 left in the third quarter, and the Trail Blazers got within 116-115 with 2.2 seconds left. Damian Lillard’s 3-pointer made it 116-115 with 2.2 seconds left, and DeMar DeRozan went 1 for 2 at the line with the Raptors up 1 and 0.9 seconds left. The Trail Blazers had the ball down 2, but Meyers Leonard missed an 81-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Trail Blazers 15-11. Lowry scored 5 of the Raptors’ 15 on 1 for 3 shooting and 3 for 6 at the line.
DeRozan scored a season-high 38 points (17 in the first quarter), 24 for 25 at the line.
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard scored 50 points (22 in the fourth quarter) with 6 3-pointers, and CJ McCollum added 24 points. Lillard scored 22 of his 50 points in the fourth quarter.