Kyle Lowry had 32 points (20 in the fourth quarter) and 10 assists, and the defending champion Toronto Raptors rallied from 30 points down in the third quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-107 for their fifth straight win.
The Raptors trailed 81-51 with 3:23 left in the third quarter. They were still down 86-59 with 34 seconds left in the third quarter, with less than a 1% chance to win, and outscored the Mavericks 51-21 the rest of the way, the biggest comeback of the season.
The Mavericks had the ball down 3, but Kristaps Porziņģis missed a 66-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Mavericks 14-10. Lowry scored 8 of the Raptors’ 14 on 3 for 4 shooting.
Chris Boucher had a career-high 21 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 4 blocks off the bench. Lowry scored 20 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Jalen Brunson had 21 points and 9 assists. Dwight Powell had 17 points and 9 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting.
The Mavericks turned it over 17 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Raptors outscored the Mavericks 48-20 off the bench. The Raptors outscored the Mavericks 55-25 in 16 minutes with Lowry, Hollis-Jefferson, Miller, Boucher and Davis on the floor together.