ORLANDO, Fla. _ D.J. Augustin delivered one of the biggest shots of the season and the Orlando Magic secured a road win during their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series with Toronto, stunning the Raptors, 104-101, in Game 1 Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
Augustin came off a screen from a high pick-and-roll from Nikola Vucevic, rose up and buried his fourth 3-pointer of the game with 4.2 seconds left to break a 101-101 tie.
Augustin finished with 25 points to tie his playoff career high.
Game 2 is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Scotiabank Arena before the best-of-seven series shifts to Orlando.
Evan Fournier finished with 16 points and Vucevic had 11. Aaron Gordon had 10 points and 10 rebounds while Terrence Ross and Michael Carter-Williams each had 10 points for Orlando.
The Magic won a playoff game for the first time since 2012.
Kawhi Leonard had a chance to tie it late, but his 3-point attempt missed everything and went out of bounds, giving the Magic the ball with 0.5 seconds left. All they had to do was inbound the ball to seal the victory.
Leonard finished with 25 points to lead the Raptors. Pascal Siakam added 24 points and nine rebounds.
The Magic fell behind 34-27 before using a 30-7 run to take a 57-41 lead with 1:06 left in the first half. Augustin led the burst with 10 points.
But the Raptors closed the gap to eight by halftime after scoring the final eight points of the half.
The third quarter saw the Magic struggle offensively. The Raptors capped a 20-2 run with a Marc Gasol 3-pointer to take a 61-59 lead.
