Raptors 127, Nets 122 (OT)

NEW YORK — Forward Amir Johnson had the go-ahead putback layup with 41.5 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Raptors withstood a fourth-quarter collapse for a wild 127-122 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.

Johnson had 24 points and made 10 of 11 shots from the field. His final basket came with after a wild sequence under the basket.

After Brooklyn center Mason Plumlee blocked a shot by forward DeMar DeRozan, the Nets were unable to get the rebound and start a fast break. Instead, Johnson got the rebound and easily scooped in the layup for a 124-122 lead.

That was the final lead change in a game that saw eight lead changes and seven ties in the final 17 minutes.

DeRozan led the Raptors with 26 points and reserve guard Lou Williams added 25 points as Toronto blew a 17-point lead and a nine-point edge entering the fourth quarter.

The Nets appeared to have won in regulation when forward Joe Johnson hit a step-back 18-footer from the right wing with 33.5 seconds left. That gave them a 112-111 lead, but after center Brook Lopez missed a second foul shot with 22.1 seconds left, the Raptors forced overtime on Johnson’s dunk with 12.1 seconds remaining.

Guard Jarrett Jack scored a career-high 35 points and added 13 assists for the Nets, who dropped their seventh straight home game. Lopez also scored 35 but missed a wide-open 21-footer with four-tenths of a second remaining in regulation that would have given the Nets their first home win since Dec. 29.

Toronto scored the first 12 points and took a 16-3 lead just over five minutes in. The Nets came back by scoring eight straight points. They were within 29-23 after the opening quarter and took their first lead with 9:36 remaining in the second on two free throws by Jack.

Williams scored 13 points in the second quarter. Nine came during a 15-6 run that helped the Raptors regain control with 52-42 lead with 5:05 remaining.

The Raptors went into the break with a 66-54 lead on a basket by DeRozan with 1.9 seconds remaining.

NOTES: Friday marked Toronto’s first trip to Brooklyn since being unable to close out its first-round series in Game 6 last season, leading to a 4-3 loss in the series. Coach Dwane Casey viewed the series as a tremendous growth but said it took him a while to get over it. “It was later in the summer,” he said. “I watched a few times, all the games, to see what we could do better, what I could do better as a coach. It takes a while, but I went through all that in the ’90s in Seattle. You never get over a playoff series quickly.” … Toronto F James Johnson sat out with a strained right hamstring that flared up while he was working out. Johnson has not played more than 11 minutes in his last six games after averaging 23.6 minutes in December. … The Nets held their first morning shootaround at Barclays Center and coach Lionel Hollins said he would like to have more shootarounds and practices in the building. … Brooklyn G Deron Williams sat out his 11th straight game with a fractured rib. He had limited contact during Thursday’s practice.