Season on the line, ball in the hands of a hometown hero.

That’s a dream scenario for Toronto native and Raptors forward RJ Barrett, and as Scottie Barnes found him beyond the three-point line down one with five seconds left in overtime it became a reality. The Raptors were in a 3–2 hole to the Cavaliers and hoped to force a Game 7 in Cleveland, but they needed some last-second heroics.

Cavs big man Evan Mobley closed out hard and got a hand in Barrett’s face that brought the need for some serious arc on the shot. At first, it looked like there was a little too much arc.…