Pascal Siakam had 27 points (24 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-98 for their seventh straight win.
The Raptors took control with a 25-11 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 21.
Fred VanVleet had 21 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 6 assists, and Gary Trent Jr. added 16 points and 5 steals.
For the Thunder, Aleksej Pokusevski had 18 points and a career-high 4 steals on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Raptors shot 51.1% from the field and 37.1% from 3 to the Thunder’s 41.4% and 29.8%. The Thunder turned it over 18 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Raptors 55-21 off the bench. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Thunder 47-30 in 19 minutes together.