"Heading into a matchup with the Charlotte Hornets, IQ was ice cold. He had already been benched in the fourth quarter twice in Toronto's previous four games, and early on against Charlotte, it looked like another disaster was unfolding. Through three quarters, Quickley was just 1-for-7 from deep, and over his previous 19 quarters of basketball, he had shot a miserable 10-for-39 from three. For a $32.5 million player, the noise around him was getting louder by the game."
"The Raptors looked dead in the water. Brandon Ingram had exited after jamming his thumb, Scottie Barnes was battling through a sore knee, and Toronto had clanked its way to a brutal 3-for-27 night from beyond the arc. Down 10 in the fourth, the game felt over. However, Quickley refused to let the game slip away. He sparked the comeback with eight fourth-quarter points and delivered the defining moment of the night with the Raptors down two and 1.6 seconds remaining."
"Curling around a screen, Quickley drilled a deep buzzer-beating three from the top of the key, capping off a stunning comeback victory. The win improved the Raptors to 23-15 and moved them within one game of the third-place Boston Celtics in the East at the time."
Immanuel Quickley entered a game versus the Charlotte Hornets after struggling badly from three and facing mounting criticism. He had been benched in the fourth quarter twice in Toronto’s previous four games, and through three quarters he was 1-for-7 from deep. Over his prior 19 quarters, he had made only 10 of 39 attempts from three. Toronto also struggled from long range, going 3-for-27 and trailing by 10 in the fourth. With Brandon Ingram exiting due to a thumb injury and Scottie Barnes playing through a sore knee, the comeback looked unlikely. Quickley scored eight fourth-quarter points and hit a buzzer-beating three with 1.6 seconds remaining, turning the game around and improving Toronto’s record to 23-15.
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