Raptors force Game 7 against Boston after two memorable overtime

"

," Rudy Tomjanovich said after the Houston Rockets ring in 1995.

We could express something like this after the

victory

in the sixth game of their tie against the

.

The Canadians,

, had just started the series 2-0, tied at two and lost the fifth due to a blushing beating that did not promise anything good.

Beyond the meager remaining strengths of a squeezed roster, the Raptors drew heart and pride to beat a team that, under all current theories, looks better than them.

They did it, moreover, in the most memorable of situations: two overtime, balance on the scoreboard, continuous inferiority in the sensations ...

, the fans saw them superior ... But in the NBA you have to close the games when the clock in the fourth quarter reaches zero, and

were never able to finish their rival.

emerged as a hero

, on one of those nights similar to the ones he bestowed last year, accompanying Kawhi Leonard to the ring.

Tonight the now Clippers player was not, but

, 'one more', without a star, capable of being decisive in an overtime of the Playoffs.

Lowry scored 33 points and the winning basket, while

relied on Powell for the winning shot of the first overtime.

He missed, but made up for it with ten goals in the final overtime to keep his team alive.

He finished with 23. Next to both,

, with 21.

and

, meanwhile, watched most of the match from the bench.

The NBA's current style of play rarely allows two tall men to coexist, and

seems more suited to the needs of his team than the Spaniard.

Marc scored eight points in 15 minutes on the court, while Ibaka scored 13 in 21.

Opposite,

to return to a conference final.

The young 'green' squad, led one more night by

(29 points with 9 of 21 in shots), was not up to the task in the third quarter after achieving an income of twelve goals from distance.

Once again, the return of the changing rooms sat more for Stevens, unable to correct the mistakes of her players.

shipwrecked in defense and

good encounter

in defense and attack (triple-double with 23 + 11 + 10) could not compensate.

went to 31 points and 16 rebounds, but was very erratic from the line of three (4 of 13).

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