National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 119, Toronto 118
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 21, 2014
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #20 Leroy Richardson, #55 Bill Kennedy, #36 David Jones
Attendance: 19800

Thunder 119, Raptors 118 (2OT): Kevin Durant buried the game-winning 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining to cap a sensational 51-point performance and lift Oklahoma City past host Toronto.

With the Thunder trailing by two, Durant gathered a pass several feet above the arc before dribbling twice, pulling up and knocking down a long 3-pointer over an outstretched Amir Johnson. The virtuoso performance allowed Durant - who added 12 rebounds and seven assists - to extend his streak of games with 25 or more points to 34 - six shy of Michael Jordan's league record of 40 set in 1986-87.

DeMar DeRozan had 33 points for the Raptors but missed what would have been the game-winning 18-footer at the buzzer. Kyle Lowry and Johnson added 25 points apiece for Toronto, which saw its lead over Brooklyn dip to 1 1/2 games atop the Atlantic Division.

After Lowry's 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds remaining in the first OT forced an extra five minutes, Greivis Vasquez knocked down a floater early in the second OT and DeRozan added a pull-up jumper with 2:37 left to put Toronto up by five. The lead grew to as many as eight before the Thunder stormed back, and were given one final chance at the win after Raptors swingman John Salmons missed both free throws in the waning moments with Toronto up by two.

Neither team led by more than four points during a back-and-forth third quarter that saw the lead change hands seven times before Derek Fisher's late jumper gave the Thunder a 72-71 edge. Oklahoma City opened up a seven-point lead on a Durant alley-oop dunk with 9:14 remaining in regulation, but the Raptors battled back to take the lead on a Vasquez 3-pointer with 2:03 left and answered a Durant 3-pointer with a layup by Johnson to force overtime.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The Thunder's win was tempered by the loss of PG Russell Westbrook, who took the worst of a knee-on-knee hit from Lowry and limped to the locker room with 7:37 remaining in the third quarter. It's the same knee on which Westbrook has undergone three surgeries since last postseason. ... Durant extended his streak on a pair of free throws with 6:56 remaining in the third quarter. ... G Reggie Jackson contributed 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder, who remain 1 1/2 games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the top record in the Western Conference.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Toronto
Kevin Durant 51 Scoring DeMar DeRozan 33
Kevin Durant 7 Assists Amir Johnson 4
Kevin Durant 12 Rebounds Jonas Valanciunas 13
Kevin Durant 14 Free Throws Made DeMar DeRozan 15
Caron Butler 5 Steals Kyle Lowry 3
Steven Adams 1 Blocks Amir Johnson 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 119 38.8 12-36 31-38 18 47 4 10 14
Toronto 118 40.6 8-29 28-33 17 57 8 10 20
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Denver. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.