The Toronto Raptors won a game to remember Sunday when Kyle Lowry and Chris Boucher led the team back from a 30-point deficit to complete the largest comeback in team history.
Kyle Lowry (32 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds) and Chris Boucher (21 points, seven rebounds) were behind the late charge after the Raptors trailed the Dallas Mavericks 85-55 with 2:32 remaining in the third quarter. Lowry, in particular, took over in the fourth period, scoring 20 of his 32 points in the final 12 minutes to prompt the Scotiabank Arena crowd to chant his name as the Raptors took the lead late in the game.
Boucher's 21 points marked a career-high, and his emphatic dunk with just 26 seconds remaining helped seal Toronto's victory.
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“It was a helluva win," Lowry said after the game. "I’m so happy to be a part of that. It was unbelievable. A great win, and we gotta go get another one tomorrow.”
The Raptors' historic victory marked their fifth consecutive win and advanced their record to 21-8. Toronto's feat was even more impressive considering it played without its full roster: star scorer Pascal Siakam, as well as regulars Norman Powell and Marc Gasol, are out indefinitely with injuries.
Toronto's previous largest comeback before Sunday's win came on Dec. 11, 2010, when the Raptors erased a 25-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons. It was the first comeback of 30 points or more in the NBA since Dec. 21, 2009, when the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 102-98 after falling behind by 35 points.