Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll led the way with a game-high 21 points and five rebounds while center Jonas Valanciunas scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead the team to the win.
"He was our savior tonight offensively," coach Dwane Casey said of Carroll's performance following the victory in Toronto. "DeMarre was huge with some of the shots he made in transition."
Toronto All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry continued their shooting woes, combining for 16-for-46 (34.8 percent) from the field, 1-for-7 (14.3 percent) from the three-point line, and 5-for-14 (35.7 percent) from the free throw line.
Overall, Raptors shot 39-for-93 (41.9 percent) and have now shot below 45.0 percent for 11 consecutive games, tying the Atlanta Hawks (May 13, 2015 to April 26, 2016) for the second-longest streak in the NBA since 1984.
"It's a grind. It's been ugly," said DeRozan following the win. "We knew that it wasn't going to be pretty. As long as we can come out with the W it really doesn't matter how we're playing but it's going to come."
Despite his low shooting percentage in Thursday night's win, DeRozan managed to score 20 points, the fifth time he has scored at least 20 points in this postseason.
The game was also the third consecutive one that the two teams have reached overtime. Game one on Tuesday and their final regular season game on March 12 needed an extra frame.
Raptors will need more efficient performances from Lowry and DeRozan if they want to win in regulation.
The series now shifts to Miami for games three and four. Game three takes place at American Airlines Arena on Saturday night.
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The continuing resolution (CR) keeps the federal government open until Jan. 19, 2018 cheap authentic jordans , which includes funding for missile defense programs, a request the Trump administration made last month.
The CR, which cleared the House and Senate Thursday night cheap jordan shoes from china , has about 2.4 billion U.S. dollars for missile defense procurement, 1.3 billion dollars for research and development, among other things.
Before signing the CR cheap jordans for sale free shipping , Trump described the new funding for missile defense as "much-needed" in a tweet Friday morning.
The president also signed a 1.5-trillion-dollar tax cut bill into law on Friday before leaving for his Christmas break in Florida.