National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Toronto 127, Brooklyn 122
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 30, 2015
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials: #11 Lauren Holtkamp, #23 Jason Phillips, #70 Brent Barnaky
Attendance: 17062

Raptors 127, Nets 122 (OT): Amir Johnson scored 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting - including the go-ahead basket with under a minute left in overtime - as visiting Toronto downed Brooklyn for its fifth straight win.

DeMar DeRozan added 26 points and nine assists while Lou Williams had 25 points off the bench for the Raptors, who improved to 9-0 against Atlantic Division foes. Jonas Valanciunas collected 14 points and 11 rebounds while Patrick Patterson tallied 12 points for Toronto, which shot 51.1 percent from the floor.

Jarrett Jack poured in a career-high 35 points and matched a personal best with 13 assists for the Nets, who overcame a 17-point deficit in the third quarter. Brook Lopez chipped in with a season-high 35 points to go along with 12 rebounds, but missed a potential game-winning jumper in regulation time for Brooklyn, which has lost seven straight home games.

Joe Johnson hit a contested jumper to put Brooklyn in front 112-111, but Lopez could only split a pair of free throws to leave the door open for DeRozan to find Amir Johnson for an easy dunk to even the score at 113 with 12.1 seconds left in regulation time. Amir Johnson grabbed a key offensive rebound and scored at the rim to put the Raptors on top 124-122 with 41 seconds remaining in overtime before Bojan Bogdanovic missed a 3-pointer and DeRozan made two clutch free throws to salt the game away.

The Raptors sped out to a 16-3 lead and Williams went 10-of-10 from the foul line en route to 18 first-half points as Toronto shot 59 percent to go into the break ahead 66-54. The Raptors led by as many as 17 in the third quarter before Jack scored 10 points as part of a 21-2 run that spilled into the final frame to put the Nets on top 97-93 with 6:35 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Raptors went 26-of-30 from the free-throw line while the Nets finished 20-of-26. … Williams has gone 19-of-20 from the foul line in his last two games. … Jack has dished out 33 assists in his last three outings.
Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Brooklyn
DeMar DeRozan 26 Scoring Jarrett Jack 35
DeMar DeRozan 9 Assists Jarrett Jack 13
Jonas Valanciunas 11 Rebounds Brook Lopez 12
Louis Williams 10 Free Throws Made Jarrett Jack 8
Kyle Lowry 2 Steals Brook Lopez 3
Jonas Valanciunas 2 Blocks Brook Lopez 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Toronto 127 51.1 7-26 26-30 22 45 3 5 10
Brooklyn 122 48.5 4-19 20-26 19 50 4 7 7
Upcoming Games
  • Brooklyn will play their next game at home against L.A. Clippers. The Nets have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .357 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Raptors have a W/L % of .688 after a win and .667 after a loss.