Chris Boucher had 31 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 12 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-106.
The Thunder led 102-99 with 4:08 left in the fourth quarter. Boucher’s 3-pointer put the Raptors ahead for good with 2:27 left. He scored 10 points during the run, and they led 110-104 with 11 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Thunder 13-5. Boucher scored 10 of the Raptors’ 13 on 3 for 3 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. had 2 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Malachi Flynn’s 3-pointer that put the Raptors ahead 96-95, and the Raptors scored 3 points off them.
Trent had 23 points and a career-high 5 steals.
For the Thunder, Luguentz Dort scored 29 points (21 in the first quarter) on 9 for 15 shooting, and Aleksej Pokusevski went 0 for 8 from 3.
The Thunder turned it over 23 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. The Thunder’s starters were outscored 53-34 in 20 minutes together.