He has done it at high levels, like in the playoffs. 'His role card has closer all across the front of it.
His game-winner Tuesday was similar to the 17-foot jumper he hit in Indiana with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to send the Raptors past the Pacers 100-98 on Feb. Gay has become the Raptors' go-to clutch shooter late in the game. I'm happy the team still had confidence in me.'ĭeMar DeRozan had 22 points and John Lucas had another big final quarter with 12 of his 14 points in the fourth - all coming on threes.Īlan Anderson chipped in 10 points, all in the fourth quarter, while Kyle Lowry added 11 points and 10 assists for Toronto (20-32). 'Obviously it's not a game I'm proud of, but I'm proud to get a win with the team. I was itching to get back in,' said Gay, who finished with 17 points after leading Toronto in scoring with 20 or more points in all five games since coming over in a trade with Memphis. 'My hands were sweating, I couldn't stop moving my legs. He drained the winning bucket with 4.8 seconds to play and Toronto won its third straight by defeating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 109-108 on Tuesday night.
When Raptors head coach Dwane Casey could finally put him back in, Gay didn't disappoint. After spending much of the fourth quarter fastened to the bench with foul trouble, Rudy Gay couldn't wait to get back in the game and make the big shot.
