MIAMI—Their all-star point guard could only scowl on the sidelines because he’d been disqualified, their all-star shooting guard couldn’t make a basket to save his life.
And the Toronto Raptors couldn’t survive.
An atrocious night from DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry fouling out with two minutes left in regulation was just too much for the Raptors to overcome as the Miami Heat registered a 94-87 overtime victory Monday night that squared the best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference playoff series at 2-2.
It was a particularly ugly game, the Raptors’ offence had the flow of sludge for most of the night, able to survive only by the second half antics of Cory Joseph.