DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-113 in overtime for their fifth straight win.
Allen Crabbe made a driving layup on a pass from Spencer Dinwiddie with 9.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 107 for the Nets, but the Raptors outscored them 7-6 in overtime.
The Nets had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Dinwiddie missed a driving layup with 0.5 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Raptors 16-12. Dinwiddie (No. 5 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 9 of the Nets’ 16 on 3 for 6 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 30 seconds left in overtime, Serge Ibaka stole the ball from Quincy Acy, and DeRozan’s 8-foot floater off it tied the game at 113.
Jonas Valančiūnas had 21 points (14 in the paint) and 13 rebounds. Kyle Lowry assisted on 6 of Valančiūnas’ 9 baskets.
For the Nets, Dinwiddie had a season-high 31 points and 8 assists, and Crabbe added 20 points. Dinwiddie scored 17 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nets’ starters were outscored 32-17 in 11 minutes together.