Danny Green made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from Serge Ibaka with 22 seconds left, and the Toronto Raptors rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter to beat the Miami Heat 106-104.
The Raptors trailed 58-44 at halftime and 63-46 with 10:09 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Heat 60-41 the rest of the way.
The Heat had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Dwyane Wade missed a tip attempt at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 13. Kawhi Leonard (No. 4 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 7 of the Raptors’ 13 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, OG Anunoby had 2 steals in 38 seconds, both with the game within five points, and the Raptors scored 2 points off them.
Leonard had 30 points and 8 rebounds, and Green added 18 points on 7 for 10 shooting.
For the Heat, Justise Winslow scored 21 points (12 in the paint).
The Heat got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Raptors 20-7 off turnovers. The Heat’s starters outscored the Raptors 34-22 in 12 minutes together.