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The Toronto Raptors hand Westbrook’s Oklahoma City Thunders fourth straight loss

21/03/2019
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Pascal Siakam scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Raptors to a 123-114 overtime win against hosts Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Raptors dominated overtime, outscoring the Thunder 13-4 after letting a 19-point second-half lead slip away. Oklahoma City didn’t score in the extra period until 31.5 seconds remained.

Kawhi Leonard scored five of his 22 points in overtime and Fred VanVleet finished with 23 points for the Raptors.

Toronto were firmly in control for much of the game until a late push by the Thunder cut the lead to two on Paul George’s three-pointer with 40.9 seconds left.

George scored nine consecutive Oklahoma City points to put the Thunder back in the game, but he wasn’t around for the end after picking up his sixth foul on the ensuing possession.

However, Oklahoma City forced a stop, and then Russell Westbrook gathered a head of steam and finished with a lay-up to tie the game with less than five seconds remaining.

The Thunder had the chance to win in regulation after Dennis Schroder drew a charge as Siakam attempted what would have been the game-winner.

Westbrook’s three-point attempt at the buzzer fell short to send the game to overtime where the Raptors assumed control.

Westbrook finished with 42 points and 16-of-29 shooting, including 5-of-10 from behind the three-point arc.

While the Raptors are surging, the Thunder’s fade continued. Since the All-Star break, Oklahoma City is only 5-10, including defeats in each of their past four games.

Victory moves the Raptors are just two games behind the Bucks for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

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