Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points, and the Toronto Raptors held off the Houston Rockets 107-104.
The Raptors took control with a 26-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 22. The Raptors led 72-50 with 9:22 left in the third quarter, and the Rockets got within 105-104 with 23 seconds left.
The Rockets got within 105-104 on Dillon Brooks’ 3-pointer with 23 seconds to play, but RJ Barrett answered with 2 free throws, and the Rockets got no closer. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Jeff Green missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Rockets 5-3.
Barrett had 21 points and 7 assists on 8 for 12 shooting, and Jakob Poeltl added 16 points (12 in the paint), 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 6 blocks.
For the Rockets, Brooks scored 20 points.
The Rockets turned it over 22 times, about 9 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Raptors 50-24 off the bench. The Raptors did not make a field goal in the last 3:17. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 30-11 in 10 minutes together.