Leonard scores 36, Raptors beat Bucks in 2 overtimes
PHOENIX — Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Crawford, two of San Francisco’s oldest players, did not start Sunday’s game.
By the time it was over, they had made the two biggest plays, allowing the Giants to leave the desert with a series win.
Sandoval opened the 10th inning with a pinch-hit homer after Crawford made a game-saving stop at shortstop in the ninth, helping the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2.
The Giants opened the three-game series with a loss Friday night, but rallied for two wins with plenty of help from the 32-year-old Sandoval.
Kung Fu Panda had a pinch-hit solo homer in San Francisco’s 8-5 win Saturday and sat on the bench Sunday, waiting for his turn again.
It came in the 10th against Yoshihisa Hirano (1-2). Down two strikes, Sandoval looked for a pitch he could hit hard and got it, sending an outside fastball over the wall in left.
The Giants scored two runs off Robbie Ray in the third, but went 20 straight at-bats without a baserunner until Mac Williamson walked with two outs in the ninth. Sandoval’s hit was San Francisco’s first since Donovan Solano’s single with no outs in the third.
The Diamondbacks appeared to have the game won when Adam Jones hit a grounder into the shortstop hole off Sam Dyson (2-0) with a runner on third with two outs in the ninth.
Crawford showed he’s still got good range at 32, diving to his right and hopping up to make a throw that beat Jones by a step to save the Giants.
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, including eight in the second overtime, and the Toronto Raptors beat Milwaukee 118- 112 on Sunday night to cut the Bucks’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.
Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Norman Powell scored 19 points before fouling out, and Marc Gasol had 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Raptors will try to draw even when they host Game 4 on Tuesday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 12 points and 23 rebounds before fouling out with 4:24 to go in the second overtime. Antetokounmpo shot 5 for 16.
Toronto won despite guards Kyle Lowry and Powell both fouling out in the fourth quarter. Siakam also missed a pair of free throws with 7.4 seconds left in regulation that could have iced the game for the Raptors.
Siakam redeemed himself by blocking a potential tying shot by Brook Lopez with 43 seconds to go in the second overtime, leading to a layup for Leonard that put Toronto up 114-110 with just over 30 seconds to play.
Leonard made 11 of 25 shots and went 12 for 13 at the free throw line. He had nine rebounds and five assists despite appearing to be bothered by some leg pain.
George Hill scored 24 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 20 for the Bucks, who lost for the first time in five road games this postseason. Milwaukee is 10-2 overall in the playoffs.
The Raptors led 103-99 with 1:26 to go in the first overtime but Hill tied it at 103 by making a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left. Toronto used its final timeout to draw up a play for Leonard, who let the clock run down to 3 seconds before driving for a jumper that missed, sending it to a second extra period.
Hill’s tiebreaking basket to begin the second overtime put Milwaukee up 105-103, its first lead since the opening basket of the game.
Gasol answered with a 3 and Leonard finished a fast break with a left-handed dunk, putting Toronto up 108-105 with 3:13 left.
Khris Middleton shot 3 for 16, but one of his baskets tied the score with 2.2 seconds to go in regulation. He finished with nine points.
After suggesting Saturday that he might change his lineup, Raptors coach Nick Nurse stuck with his normal starters, but gave Powell 30 minutes.