He attacked Dallas’ shooters without hesitation. Raptors stun Mavericks with franchise-record comeback win. Ibaka had trouble creating good looks in the post, and he missed the majority of his spot-up jumpers as well. Mike Ganter More from Mike Ganter. As always while playing with low-expectation, high-energy groups, Lowry was unbelievable. It was a great display of defensive diversity from McCaw, who also shot well, drove well, and was one of Toronto’s most pleasant surprises. And he really didn’t have that good a game going until that point, too. When the screaming died out and the clock switched off, the Raptors had won 110-107. All Rights Reserved. The engine of the comeback was Lowry, who scored 20 points alone in the fourth.That the Raptors had such a deep hole out of which to climb was perhaps a problem. The Raptors drafted Wright 20th overall in 2015 and he played in 172 games with Toronto before being traded to Memphis last season, part of the trade that sent Marc Gasol north of the border. Six of Dallas’ 12 made baskets in the second were three-pointers.Raptors: Lowry had eight rebounds. Porzingis launched a game-tying shot from his own side of half before the buzzer, but it fell short.The Raptors made four of 23 attempts from three-point range through the first three quarters, then made six of 11 shots from distance in the fourth, four of them from Lowry.Dallas missed 11 straight field-goal attempts to begin the game, and did not score until Porzingis hit the second of two free throws with 6:43 left in the opening quarter. For us it was just follow the leader,” said Chris Boucher of Lowry’s importance. “I kind of had that vision for Kyle taking off and that’s what happened.”He was unbelievable, right? Those were negotiable elements when Toronto was healthy, as a Pascal Siakam explosion or Norm Powell spree could offset any problems in a blink of an eye. That’s how he gets a piece of [those shots]. Updated: December 23, 2019 … After being down by 30 points, the Toronto Raptors produced the biggest comeback in franchise history by beating the Dallas Mavericks. Terence Davis threw some nice passes, which is a solid development as Toronto transitions him into a ball-dominant guard. He finished with six points and three turnovers.The balance that Nurse sought between the starters and the bench was lacking in the first three quarters.There were some fun elements in the first three quarters against the Mavericks. “I think they were such good plays because he was protecting the rim first. Raptors stage largest comeback in franchise history to edge Mavericks. A lineup of Lowry, Terence Davis, Malcolm Miller, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, and Chris Boucher went on a 41-15 run over the brunt of the quarter, pulling the game within reach. NBA: Raptors complete remarkable comeback win over Mavericks. Dec 22, 2019 9:42 PM ET . It took a miraculous comeback, sparked by the best game of Boucher’s NBA career, and a vintage KLOE game, for Toronto to win. With the second leg of the back-to-back tonight against the Indiana Pacers, the Raptors will need to make the unsustainable into a regularity to continue its most unlikely hot streak of the season.Raptors Republic is in no way affiliated with the Toronto Raptors except the fact that we love them. TORONTO — Kyle Lowry had 32 points and 10 assists, Chris Boucher scored a career-high 21 points and the Toronto Raptors overturned a 30-point deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks Lowry had one fewer point in the fourth quarter (20) than the Mavericks managed as a team (21).It was the first 30-point comeback in the NBA since Sacramento beat Chicago on Dec. 21, 2009, according to Elias.Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored 18 points and Fred VanVleet had 10 as the short-handed Raptors won their fifth straight and improved to 13-3 at home, ending the Mavericks’ seven-game road winning streak.Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Jalen Brunson scored 21 points as Dallas dropped to 2-2 without guard Luka Doncic, who sat for the fourth straight game due to a sprained right ankle.Toronto trailed 83-53 with 2:55 remaining in the third, but used a swarming defense and hot shooting from Lowry to tie the score at 95 with 5 1/2 minutes to go in the fourth.Hollis-Jefferson made a pair of free throws with 4:31 remaining to put the Raptors up 98-97, their first lead of the second half. He wanted his bench to contribute around the edges of Toronto’s primary guys, namely Fred VanVleet and Lowry.“We just gotta make sure we get that right blend,” said Nurse before the game. Lowry hit a three-pointer on Toronto’s next possession, making it a four-point game.A three-point play by Brunson with 1:14 left cut it to 106-105 and Porzingis made a pair from the line with 32 seconds remaining, giving Dallas a one-point lead.Lowry fed Boucher for a go-ahead dunk and, after a Dallas timeout, Brunson missed a jumper that would have given the Mavericks the lead.Boucher was fouled as he grabbed the rebound and made both free throws, putting Toronto up by three with 1.6 seconds left. His pterodactyl arms blocked a corner jumper into the upper stratosphere, and he did a good job frightening shooters after that with his maniacal closeouts.Boucher finished with a career-high 21 points, seven rebounds, two steals, and four blocks.If anything, the incredible performance of Toronto’s bench mob wasn’t so much an execution thing as an identity one.

Toronto’s bench doesn’t have the talent of the stars, but they can never be accused of trying too little. His incredible length and tenacity forced plenty of turnovers as Toronto used a full-court press to start the fourth quarter. Missing so many key players, the Raptors do not have enough talent to coast through games. To win, they have to lock in on defense, play ugly and slop it up, and have their ball-dominant guards catch fire from deep.