Bismack Biyombo and DeMarre Carroll added 13 apiece for the Raptors, while the starting backcourt of Lowry and DeMar DeRozan – who is obviously bothered by a thumb injury – combined for 19 points on 6-for-28 shooting.
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Dragic and Joe Johnson each scored 15 for the Heat, who rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter. The Heat finally got the equalizer with 12.6 seconds left, Wade getting to the rim for a layup that knotted the game at 83.
Fittingly, he put a cap on the game with a steal and slam.
Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade’s best play of his team’s victory over the Toronto Raptors in game four of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals actually came before the opening tip-off.
The problem is that the Heat could be one man down with Hassan Whiteside questionable for the showdown that takes place this Monday.
Toronto Raptors’ Jonas Valanciunas, left, tries to control a rebound as Miami Heat’s Hassan Whiteside (21) defends during the second half in Game 1 of a second round NBA basketball playoff series in Toronto on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.
The game needed overtime to decide the victor for the third time in this series.
Wade promptly led a comeback that would pull the Heat within two points with just over a minute to play.
“I mean it’s the feeling of being uncomfortable and not doing the things that you normally do with griping the ball and everything”, he said.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr struggled to explain just how great Curry was, but eventually compared what Curry did to what his former great teammate at the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan, would do in big games.
The Miami Heat evened their second-round series with the Toronto Raptors with a 94-87 overtime win, effectively saving their season.
He had three points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots.
Miami needs a win to pick up a win here, Wade will lead them to a win.
The Raptors do have some experience playing without Valanciuans, they went 16-6 when he missed 22 regular season games.
Game five is Wednesday in Toronto where Wade will surely be enemy No. 1 after Toronto fans accused the Chicago, Illinois native of being disrespectful in game three for shooting baskets during the playing of the Canadian national anthem. He picked up his fourth foul 10:06 left in the quarter and didn’t return until the fourth.
The Raptors then made eight of their first 11 shots to open the second half. Without Whiteside, the Heat started Amar’e Stoudemire at center.
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The Raptors’ final two possessions of regulation – which would usually go to Lowry or DeRozan – went to Joseph, who missed two contested jumpers. The Toronto center had been consistently beating Whiteside in the one-on-one matchup in the paint, however his backup Bismack Biyombo is not almost the offensive post threat Valancuinas is.
