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Seven years ago, Kawhi Leonard<\/a> sent the Toronto Raptors<\/a> to the Eastern Conference Finals with a game-winning shot that took a fortunate bounce through the hoop. Friday night, RJ Barrett<\/a> kept the Raptors alive in the first round with his own improbable bounce.<\/p>\n Barrett hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime, and the Raptors forced a Game 7 with a 112-110 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>. Toronto had scored just 17 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, but they got the basket\u00a0and the bounce\u00a0they needed to avoid elimination.<\/p>\n While Barrett’s shot got a fortunate bounce, it was the Raptors’ frantic defense that forced a turnover that gave them the opportunity to win the game in the first place. Thanks to energetic defense from rookie Collin Murray-Boyles<\/a> and third-year guard A.J. Lawson, the Raptors forced Dennis Schroder to turn the ball over with a one-point lead.<\/p>\n Barrett, a Toronto native, hit his fourth three-pointer of the game to finish with 24 points. The shot capped a gutty win where the short-handed Raptors forced 18 Cavaliers turnovers, got steals from seven different players and got 14 assists, three steals and three blocks from Scottie Barnes.<\/p>\n After the clutch turnover, the Raptors needed a big shot \u2014 and some very forgiving spin on Barrett’s miracle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nRJ Barrett, Toronto Raptors took advantage of a mistake<\/h2>\n