D.J. Augustin made a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 104-101 for a 1-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Raptors had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Kawhi Leonard missed a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Magic outscored the Raptors 15-11. Augustin scored 5 of the Magic’s 15 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Kyle Lowry had 4 of his 8 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Serge Ibaka, Fred VanVleet and Marc Gasol that tied the game and 1 on a basket by VanVleet that put the Raptors ahead. With 4:00 left, Aaron Gordon stole the ball from Leonard, and Evan Fournier’s driving dunk off it put the Magic ahead 94-92.
Augustin had 25 points and 6 assists on 9 for 13 shooting. The Magic had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Raptors, Leonard scored 25 points (11 in the first quarter), and Pascal Siakam added 24 points (20 in the paint) and 9 rebounds.
The Magic went 18 for 20 at the line to the Raptors’ 9 for 14. The Raptors were outscored 22-6 in 5 minutes with Gasol, Green, Leonard, Siakam and VanVleet on the floor together.