Heat Beat Raptors in OT, Warriors Come Back For Win

It only counts as one win, though the Miami Heat had to work twice as hard to get it.

Goran Dragic scored 26 points, Dwyane Wade had seven of his 24 in overtime after Kyle Lowry's half-court shot tied it at the buzzer, and the Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 102-96 on Tuesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

"We had to win the game twice tonight," Wade said.

Joe Johnson scored 16 points, and Josh Richardson had 11. Hassan Whiteside had 17 rebounds for the Heat. Game 2 will be Thursday in Toronto.

Lowry's improbable 3-pointer from his own side of the half-court line capped Toronto's six-point comeback in the final 20 seconds of regulation, but the Raptors couldn't deliver in the extra session. Toronto went scoreless for the first 3:46 of overtime before DeMar DeRozan hit a jumper.

Dunks by DeMarre Carroll and Jonas Valanciunas made it 99-96 with just over 10 seconds to play. Toronto got the ball back after a Miami turnover on the inbounds play, but Wade stripped the ball from DeRozan and sealed it with a 3-point play.

Warriors 110, Trail Blazers 99

The defending champions mounted a remarkable comeback without MVP Stephen Curry. In the next game, they might have him back and really get rolling.

Klay Thompson scored 27 points and gave Golden State its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer with 5:33 left, and the Warriors rallied to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Tuesday for a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.

"It started with how focused we were in that fourth," Thompson said. "We've been down and out before. ... We were just locked in on both sides of the ball. We can build on this game. That effort there in the fourth quarter is what it's going to take to beat this team."

Draymond Green added 17 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and four blocked shots in another win without Curry, who is sidelined with a sprained MCL in his right knee and coaching to help any way he can.

Game 3 will be Saturday in Portland, and Curry could be in uniform.

Thompson's 3 with 6:44 remaining tied the game and ignited the sellout crowd inside deafening Oracle Arena as the defending champions erased an early 17-point deficit.

"We hung in there," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "We turned around what was a pretty bad game for us, but we had enough time to get back."

Tuesday, May 3 Scoreboard

Miami 102, Toronto 96 (OT)

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Golden State 110, Portland 99

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Wednesday, May 4 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

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