National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 108, Toronto 104
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 8, 2015
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #52 Scott Twardoski, #9 Derrick Stafford, #20 Leroy Richardson
Attendance: 18203

Thunder 108, Raptors 104: Russell Westbrook recorded 30 points, matched his career best of 17 assists and collected 11 rebounds for his fifth triple-double in six games as host Oklahoma City downed slumping Toronto.

Enes Kanter added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder, who have won seven straight at home. Serge Ibaka also tallied 21 points to go along with a game-high five blocked shots as Oklahoma City handed out 30 assists on 42 made field goals and won the battle of the boards by a convincing 49-33 margin.

DeMar DeRozan produced 24 points and nine assists for the Raptors, who have dropped eight of their last nine. Terrence Ross drained a season-high six 3-pointers en route to 20 points and Kyle Lowry had 14 for Toronto, which wasted a perfect 9-of-9 performance from the free-throw line.

Anthony Morrow knocked down a jumper to give Oklahoma City its biggest lead of the game at 95-83 before Greivis Vasquez came off the bench and sparked a 9-0 burst to pull the Raptors within three with 7:01 remaining. Kanter muscled his way inside to give the Thunder some breathing room at 102-94, but DeRozan scored twice at the rim to trim the deficit to two with 15 seconds left before Westbrook sank two clutch free throws to preserve the victory.

Kanter scored 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the first quarter to help the Thunder grab a 31-26 lead before DeRozan converted a three-point play as part of a 10-2 run to put the Raptors in front 49-45. DeRozan led all scorers with 16 points as Toronto hit eight 3-pointers in the first half to take a 61-58 advantage into the break before Westbrook scored five points during a 9-0 spurt to put the Thunder on top 73-68.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Westbrook leads the NBA with seven triple-doubles. … Thunder C Steven Adams contributed six points and six rebounds in 16 minutes after missing the previous 11 games with a broken hand. … Raptors F Patrick Patterson added nine points and eight rebounds off the bench.
Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Oklahoma City
DeMar DeRozan 24 Scoring Russell Westbrook 30
DeMar DeRozan 9 Assists Russell Westbrook 17
Patrick Patterson 8 Rebounds Enes Kanter 12
Kyle Lowry 3 Free Throws Made Russell Westbrook 11
James Johnson 4 Steals Russell Westbrook 4
Patrick Patterson 1 Blocks Serge Ibaka 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Toronto 104 42.9 11-27 9-9 24 33 3 12 8
Oklahoma City 108 51.2 6-21 18-25 30 49 10 6 18
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against L.A. Clippers. The Thunder have a W/L % of .588 after a win and .517 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Raptors have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .500 after a loss.