Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-108.
Trent’s 2 free throws put the Raptors ahead for good with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Nets had the ball down 2 with 30 seconds left, but Scottie Barnes blocked Seth Curry’s pull-up jumper, lifting the Raptors’ chance to win from 77% to 82%. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Nets 16-12. Trent (No. 10 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 10 of the Raptors’ 16 on 1 for 2 shooting and 8 for 8 at the line.
Trent scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. Trent and Malachi Flynn set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Nets, James Johnson scored 19 points on 7 for 11 shooting.
The Nets gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Raptors missed. The Raptors outscored the Nets 19-7 in 7 minutes with Young, Siakam, Trent, Flynn and Barnes on the floor together. Pascal Siakam fouled out for the Raptors, and Bruce Brown for the Nets.