The Toronto Raptors appeared to be well on their way to suffering a third-consecutive defeat, as they stared at a 13-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter of their Monday night clash against the Los Angeles Clippers. With Kawhi Leonard out, the responsibility to lead the team fell on Scottie Barnes' broad shoulders.

Barnes, however, struggled to the tune of just seven points on 3-of-10 shooting from the field through the first three quarters of play. But in the fourth, the Raptors star came alive. He put up 15 points in the fourth quarter alone, powering Toronto's comeback en route to a 125-118 victory over the Clippers.

After the game, the 25-year-old forward admitted that he was rather “terrible” for most of the Raptors' Monday night game against the Clippers, but he turned it up when it mattered the most and they got the win in the process.

“I was terrible for about 29 minutes of this game. Couldn't really figure out what was going on, couldn't really move that well. But then something clicked… I was just trying to fight, get us back in the game… Do whatever it takes to get this win,” Barnes said, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN.

The Raptors ended up scoring 47 points in the fourth quarter after scoring just 78 through the first 36 minutes of game time, and a lot of that had to do with Barnes' revival. He was unstoppable near the basket, and this opened up opportunities for the likes of Immanuel Quickley and Collin Murray-Boyles to do damage as well.

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The three-point shot deserted Toronto on Monday, as they made just eight of their 29 three-point attempts on the night. But they buckled down on defense, held the Clippers to just 30.4% shooting from the field and forced six turnovers in the fourth, and they converted defense into offense.

Barnes needs to be more assertive and efficient with Leonard out, and the Raptors will look at his fourth quarter display as the blueprint of how he could perform moving forward.