DeMar DeRozan leads late comeback in return to Toronto to help Spurs edge Raptors 105-104 Globe_Sports
The previous time DeRozan faced the Raptors in Toronto, Leonard and Lowry combined to strip him of the ball in the final seconds of a tight match and set up Leonard’s game-winning dunk.
The night began with a moment of silence for the 176 victims – 57 of them Canadian – aboard the Ukrainian passenger jet shot down last week.The Raps started Siakam and Powell, back after missing 11 games with groin and shoulder injuries, respectively. They opened alongside Lowry, Serge Ibaka, and OG Anunoby – the ninth starting five the Raps have used this season. Starters Marc Gasol and Fred VanVleet, both recovering from hamstring injuries, remain sidelined.
The Raptors led by eight at half-time then stretched it to 18 inside the third quarter. But DeRozan was coming alive. He only had three points in the first half, but scored 14 in the third quarter.
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