Kyrie Irving made a step-back 3-pointer on a pass from Ben Simmons with 0.8 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 119-116 for their fifth straight win.
The Nets trailed 62-44 with 1:17 left in the second quarter and 62-52 at halftime. They outscored the Raptors 75-54 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Nets 16-14. Scottie Barnes scored 9 of the Raptors’ 16 on 2 for 2 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line.
Irving scored 32 points. Kevin Durant added 28 points on 10 for 15 shooting, and Nic Claxton had 15 points (10 in the paint), 10 rebounds and a career-high 6 blocks.
For the Raptors, Fred VanVleet scored 39 points, and Barnes added 26 points. Barnes scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nets shot 60.5% from the field to the Raptors’ 48.8%. The Raptors got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.