NBA Playoffs Tuesday:Heat beat Raptors in OT, Warriors come back to go up 2-0 vs. Blazers

Lowry continued to shoot well after midnight eastern time.

Kyle finally left the court at 12:47 AM. The next day, he explained why he stayed out on the court.

These Warriors are special, though, even when they don’t have their star. Green and Thompson unleashed a fury of points and buckled down on defense as the Warriors stormed back to outscore the Blazers 34-12 in the fourth quarter and coast to a 110-99 win.

Thompson had 20 of his 27 points in the second half -- 10 of them came in the fourth -- and deserves a lot of credit for finally shaking free of Mo Harkless, but it was Green who ignited the Warriors’ fourth quarter outburst. Going 7-of-20 from the field, it was an off shooting night for Green, but he redeemed himself with one of his best overall fourth quarters to date.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

WELPTORS: Would you be surprised to learn the Toronto Raptors lost another Game 1 at home? They might as well spot the opponents a game going forward. Kyle Lowry had an awful shooting night until he nailed a 50-footer at the buzzer to force overtime, but the Heat dominated overtime and survived a failed late inbounds attempt. (Deja vu!) Dwyane Wade sealed it with a steal and a layup. After the game, Kyle Lowry pulled a Kobe and stayed to shoot in an empty arena.

Thompson had 27 points, 20 of which came in the second half, and Draymond Green had 17 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists as the Warriors stole a game the Blazers had seemingly locked up.

The Blazers came out firing from the opening tip, jumping out to a 34-21 lead after the first quarter. The lead grew to 17 midway through the second, but the Warriors, even without Curry, wouldn’t die. They pulled to within three points in the second quarter and trailed 59-51 at half.

Even when the Golden State Warriors are down, are they really losing? At times it doesn’t seem that way. No matter what situation they’re in, the team eventually finds a way.

And at this point in the postseason, the Warriors aren’t even hiding the fact that they’re ridiculously confident, almost to the point of being cocky.

The buzzer-beater was for naught, however, as the Raptors failed to capitalize on Lowry’s shot. The Heat dominated the extra frame and withstood yet another furious Raptors run in the final minute as they held on for a six-point win.

Here are three things we learned:

Lowry had just four points on 2-of-12 shooting from the field and 0-of-6 shooting from three before the buzzer-beater. Lowry nearly stepped out of bounds before the shot. It was awfully close:

That’s why you play all 48 minutes.

SAN ANTONIO -- No one at the AT&T Center believed what they just saw.

“Fucking violation,” someone barked from the San Antonio tunnel under the arena as the team left the floor.

As for Curry, he’s definitely out for Game 2, although he’s suggested he may be able to play in Game 3. The Warriors are going to play it safe with their star, and another convincing win in Game 2 could lead to them deciding to hold him out of Game 3 no matter what.

Place: Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif.

Lowry shot under 32 percent overall in the opening round, largely thanks to his 16 percent mark from three on over six attempts per game. His backcourt mate DeRozan also failed to shoot 32 percent from the field, and he clocked in at just under 17 percent from long range. The Heat will throw more tough defense at the Toronto duo, so it’s not going to be easy to break out of their slumps.

The Raptors won the regular season series over the Heat 3-1.