In the final eight minutes of Sunday night's ugly loss, the Toronto Raptors' eight-point lead turned into an eight-point deficit.
And in those frustrating minutes, as the game slipped away, the Raptors saw their playoff series lead over Washington vanish, and the storyline on such a positive season for the franchise turn sour.
DeMar DeRozan had 35 points, but shot just 2-for-8 in the fourth quarter, and the Washington Wizards scorched Toronto down the stretch en route to a 106-98 win, tying the opening-round Eastern Conference series at two games apiece.
Next time is on Wednesday in Toronto, where the Raptors have lost just seven times this season. The series then returns to Washington for Game 6 on Friday.