Mike Muscala made a 3-pointer on a pass from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 9.4 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 110-109.
Justin Champagnie’s driving layup had put the Raptors ahead 109-107 with 18 seconds left.
The Raptors had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Fred VanVleet missed a 9-foot hook shot with 1 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Thunder 10-7. VanVleet scored 5 of the Raptors’ 10 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 9 assists. Luguentz Dort added 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Kenrich Williams had 9 points and 4 steals. Dort and Josh Giddey set each other up for 5 baskets and 14 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Raptors, Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points (12 in the second quarter), and Pascal Siakam added 23 points and 11 rebounds on 10 for 15 shooting. VanVleet scored 14 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter.
The Raptors outscored the Thunder 31-19 in 8 minutes with Siakam, VanVleet, Trent, Champagnie and Barnes on the floor together.