Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat - Game 6 - Full Game Highlights | May 13, 2016 | 2016 NBA Playoffs
Kyle Lowry scored 35 points, DeMar DeRozan had 28 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 116-89 on Sunday in Game 7 to reach the conference finals for the first time in franchise history.
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Bismack Biyombo added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Raptors. Theyll open the Eastern Conference Finals in Cleveland against LeBron James and the Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Toronto fans chanted We Want Cleveland!.
DeMarre Carroll scored 14 points, and Patrick Patterson had 11 to help the Raptors become the 15th team in NBA history to win two Game 7s in one postseason. Toronto beat Indiana in the first round.
Dwyane Wade and Goran Dragic each scored 16 points for the Heat. They were denied the opportunity to renew acquaintances with former team-mate James in the conference finals.
Miami hadnt lost a Game 7 since the first round at Atlanta in 2009. They won their past four Game 7s, all at home. Miami were seeking to join the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics as the only teams to win five straight Game 7s.
Joe Johnson and Justise Winslow scored 13, and Luol Deng had 12 for the Heat. Miami, which rallied to beat Charlotte in the first round, fell short in their bid to become the first team to erase 3-2 deficits in consecutive series. The Raptors improved to 3-6 when they had a chance to eliminate their opponent, and won for the first time in 14 tries in a playoff game that started before 4pm.
Toronto lost Game 7 of the conference semi-finals to Philadelphia in 2001 when Vince Carters buzzer beater rimmed out. Charlotte, the Los Angeles Clippers, and New Orleans are the only three NBA teams to never reach a conference final.
Leading 86-78 to begin the fourth, Toronto stretched the lead to 16 on a dunk by Biyombo and back-to-back three-pointers by Carroll and Terrence Ross, making it 96-80 at 9:41.
Patterson made a layup and, following Lowrys steal on Dragic, added a pair of free throws that gave the Raptorsa102-82 lead at 7:30, all but sealing Miamis fate. The Raptors didnt let up, and a three by Lowry at 3:23 made it 111-86.
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