Raptors record biggest comeback in franchise history with victory over MavsDown 30 points in 3rd quarter, Toronto scores team-record 47 points in 4th quarterThe Toronto Raptors were mired in a 30-point hole and looked headed for the team's worst loss of the season. The mood in the huddle, said coach Nick Nurse, was "really bad." His team had a flight to catch to Indiana later that night, and another game to play less than 24 hours later.
The Raptors could have called it a night early. Instead, led by a remarkable fourth-quarter performance by Kyle Lowry, the Raptors recorded the greatest comeback in franchise history Sunday in a 110-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
"That's the part of that game you take and say 'Yeah, that's a hard-playing team right there,' no matter what, we were down whatever we were, it didn't even feel like it, we just went out there and played."
'Very disappointing loss'
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle took "full responsibility" for his team's loss.
"Very disappointing loss," he said. "We got to a point where we lost our aggression. When you get hit with that kind of force, you've got to respond with equal or greater force, and we just didn't do it soon enough."
Tim Hardaway Jr., who had 16 points on the night, said it was a great lesson for Dallas.
"They were just taking it to us. Before you knew it, they cut the lead to 10 and then cut the lead to five," he said. "It shows that whenever you're up that much, you can't let up, you can't back down from the competition, you can't ease yourself into the win because the game isn't even over yet."
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