National Basketball Association
Portland 101, Toronto 99
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #33 Sean Corbin, #13 Ashley Moyer-Gleich, #52 Scott Twardoski
Attendance: 19800

Carmelo Anthony made a tiebreaking shot with 4.1 seconds remaining, and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers rallied to defeat the Toronto Raptors, 101-99, on Tuesday night.

Damian Lillard, who tied the game for Portland on a 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds to play, had 20 points -- 18 in the second half -- and nine assists. Anthony finished with a game-high 28 points.

After the Raptors failed to score, the Trail Blazers took possession with 13.6 seconds to play and set up Anthony's shot from the top of the key.

Kyle Lowry, who missed the final shot of the game, had 24 points and 10 assists for Toronto.

Hassan Whiteside added 14 points and 16 rebounds for Portland. Anfernee Simons had 12 points, and CJ McCollum added 10 points.

Serge Ibaka added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors.

Chris Boucher added 12 points and nine rebounds for Toronto. Oshae Brissett also scored 12 points.

Portland's Kent Bazemore, who was ejected after being given a double technical foul late in the third quarter, had seven points.

The Raptors were without Fred VanVleet (hamstring), who joined Pascal Siakam (groin), Marc Gasol (hamstring) and Norman Powell (shoulder) on the sidelines.

The Raptors, who led by as many as 14 points in the third quarter, took a nine-point lead into the fourth.

Portland cut the lead to five with 9:56 left before Boucher scored the next seven points. Anthony's 3-pointer cut the lead to three, and Lillard tied the game at 99 on his 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds remaining.

The Raptors led 24-15 after the first quarter. The lead reached 13 early in the second quarter on Boucher's two free throws.

Portland trimmed the lead to five with 4:58 left in the first half on consecutive 3-pointers by Bazemore and Anthony. The Raptors went ahead by 14 before settling for a 56-46 halftime lead.

The Trail Blazers scored the first four points of the third quarter, but the Raptors went on a 10-2 surge, capped by Ibaka's dunk to lead by 14.

Lillard's 3-pointer with 3:38 to play in the third cut the lead to eight. Toronto led 78-69 after three quarters.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Toronto
Carmelo Anthony 28 Scoring Kyle Lowry 24
Damian Lillard 9 Assists Kyle Lowry 10
Hassan Whiteside 16 Rebounds Serge Ibaka 11
Damian Lillard 6 Free Throws Made Kyle Lowry 6
Carmelo Anthony 2 Steals Patrick McCaw 3
Hassan Whiteside 7 Blocks Chris Boucher 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 101 43.2 13-35 12-14 23 45 11 6 11
Toronto 99 36.5 15-42 14-19 21 57 7 5 13
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Raptors have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .435 after a loss.