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Toronto Raptors Still Have Much to Prove After Averting Disaster in Game 2

It was another dreadful game for the Toronto Raptors' All-Star backcourt, but the supporting cast kept the contest from being an outright catastrophe.

Despite failing to protect several late-game leads—namely being up four with 45.9 seconds left in the fourth, then up three with 14.9 remaining—the Raptors did just enough to eke out a 96-92 overtime win over the Miami Heat.

The ongoing struggles of guards Kyle Lowry (18 points on 7-of-22 shooting) and DeMar DeRozan (20 on 9-of-24) make it easy to wonder if the playoff lights are simply too bright for this Toronto team.