The Miami Heat always seem to thrive in these situations.
Goran Dragic scored 30 points and Dwyane Wade added 22 as the Heat avoided elimination Friday night with a 103-91 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra improved to 8-1 in home games when facing elimination. Among coaches with at least five such games, only Al Cervi (9-0) has a better record in those situations.
The Raptors are now 0-7 in franchise history when leading in a playoff series and fell to 2-6 in potential close-out games all-time.