We’re two minutes into the fourth quarter, tied at 91 — Jakob Poeltl has been iffy on defense all night, Kyle Lowry just sank his first of two free throws thanks to a hip-check flagrant foul from Wizards forward Mike Scott and things are tense.
Then, living Legend Lucas Nogueira enters the game.
What happened next was the climax of Nogueira’s entire season — one which featured slashed minutes, a lost place in the rotation and a bag full of ups and downs. The Raptors proceeded to win Nogueira’s nine minutes of floor time by a total of eight points.