Kawhi Leonard made a 12-foot pull-up jumper with 3.0 seconds left, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 119-117.
Damian Lillard’s 3 free throws had tied it at 117 with 13 seconds left.
The Trail Blazers had the ball down 2, but Lillard missed a 70-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Raptors 21-18. Lillard (No. 9 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 10 of the Trail Blazers’ 21 on 2 for 3 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line.
Kawhi Leonard had 38 points and 3 steals. Kawhi Leonard scored 15 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter. Kyle Lowry and Marc Gasol set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points.
For the Trail Blazers, CJ McCollum scored 35 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) on 12 for 20 shooting, and Lillard added 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Trail Blazers turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Trail Blazers 73-53 in 21 minutes together.