TORONTO, (Reuters) – Amir Johnson made a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining to give the Toronto Raptors a 102-101 win over the Boston Celtics yesterday.
Italy’s Andrea Bargnani scored a game-high 29 points for Toronto which squandered a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter and trailed by three with 21 seconds remaining.
Sonny Weems made a driving layup to pull the Raptors within one and Johnson drained two free throws in the final seconds to help Toronto (5-9) snap an eight-game losing streak against the Celtics (9-4).
Paul Pierce scored 19 points but missed his shot as time expired and Nate Robinson had a season-high 22 points starting in place of All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo who missed the contest with a hamstring injury.
