Toronto Raptors vs San Antonio Spurs Feb.11/09

In the dying seconds against one of the best teams in the NBA, Raptors rookie Roko Ukic didn't even flinch as he drove past Tony Parker on his single-minded mission to get to the basket. The unexpected heroics were part of a career-high 22 points by Ukic, and lifted Toronto to a 91-89 win over the San Antonio Spurs, sending the short-handed Raptors into this weekend's all-star break exactly where they wanted to be on a winning note. "I really like those situations when I have the ball on top and I just think of scoring," Ukic said on his last basket of the game. "I feel pretty comfortable in this situation, much more than for example shooting free throws at the end. I really like to play and try to make something happen. "I didn't feel much pressure, I saw the lane was pretty much open and I just tried to go all the way to the basket." The win, that came without stars Chris Bosh and Jose Calderon, snapped the Raptors' three-game losing streak at the Air Canada Centre. Andrea Bargnani scored 23 points to top Toronto (21-34), while Jason Kapono added 21 points and Anthony Parker finished with 10. Jermaine O'Neal added a team-high 10 rebounds to go with seven points. Parker started at point guard, but the rookie Ukic played the majority of the game there and did an admirable job en route to topping his previous high (16 points), showing a veteran's poise down the stretch. The Raptors held their own all night, leading by as much as nine points in the first half and never trailing by more than six in the opening three quarters. The Spurs led 69-67 heading into the final 12 minutes. Manu Ginobili scored six straight points to open the fourth quarter, and then drained a three with 5:16 left that gave the Spurs a seven-point lead. But the Raptors battled back and the Spurs led by just four with a minute on the clock. Ukic, not exactly known for his long-range shooting, calmly sunk a three with 50 seconds left to make one-point game, bringing the Air Canada Centre crowd of 18,909 to its feet. Then, with 20.9 seconds on t