Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points and 14 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 23 points down in the third quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 135-127 in double overtime.
The Thunder trailed 63-47 at halftime and 76-53 with 6:44 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Raptors 82-51 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Raptors 35-27. Luguentz Dort scored 9 of the Thunder’s 35 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Gilgeous-Alexander had 7 of his 14 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Dort and Josh Giddey that put the Thunder ahead.
Giddey had a season-high 24 points and 6 assists. Chet Holmgren added 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Dort added 22 points with 5 3-pointers, and Aaron Wiggins scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench. The Thunder had 5 20-point scorers. Giddey and Gilgeous-Alexander set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points.
For the Raptors, RJ Barrett scored 23 points, and Jakob Poeltl added 19 points and 12 rebounds on 8 for 9 shooting.
The Thunder shot 47.3% from the field to the Raptors’ 47.5% and had 40 assists on 52 baskets. The Thunder made 23 3-pointers, 5 of them by Dort and 4 by Holmgren. The Raptors forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Raptors were outscored 16-4 in 4 minutes with Schröder, Poeltl, Trent, Barrett and Quickley on the floor together.