Keldon Johnson scored 23 points (18 in the paint), and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 22 points down in the third quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 125-118.
The Spurs trailed 74-54 at halftime and 76-54 with 11:39 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Raptors 71-42 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Raptors 13-4. Chris Paul scored 4 of the Spurs’ 13 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Ochai Agbaji had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to Jamison Battle’s 3-pointer that put the Raptors ahead 98-95, and the Raptors scored 5 points off them.
Stephon Castle had 20 points (8 in the first quarter), 8 rebounds and 6 assists but shot 5 for 16. Johnson scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Spurs had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Raptors, Scottie Barnes had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists on 15 for 23 shooting, and Battle added a career-high 25 points and 9 rebounds.
The Spurs went 28 for 32 at the line to the Raptors’ 12 for 16 and outscored them 56-24 off the bench. Colin Castleton fouled out.