Toronto just snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, surrendering a twenty-four point lead to the Mavericks and losing in overtime. They still led by as much as seventeen with six minutes to go in regulation.
After it looked for a few minutes like a fight would break out in the second quarter when Jason Terry got caught by an Axe Bomber from Joey Graham, Toronto appeared to take control, building a tremendous and, at the time, seemingly insurmountable lead...
... And then, down the stretch, someone apparently reminded them that they were still the Toronto Raptors...
But credit where it's deserved: Avery Johnson pulled Darrell Armstrong out of the moth balls and, although his stats won't show it, he turned the game around for Dallas, and then Nowitzki took over down the stretch.
After it looked for a few minutes like a fight would break out in the second quarter when Jason Terry got caught by an Axe Bomber from Joey Graham, Toronto appeared to take control, building a tremendous and, at the time, seemingly insurmountable lead...
... And then, down the stretch, someone apparently reminded them that they were still the Toronto Raptors...
But credit where it's deserved: Avery Johnson pulled Darrell Armstrong out of the moth balls and, although his stats won't show it, he turned the game around for Dallas, and then Nowitzki took over down the stretch.
