George drops 28 as Thunder get quick revenge on Raptors
TORONTO (AP) Paul George scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook had 18 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 116-109 on Friday night.
Dennis Schroder came off the bench to score 26 points and Jerami Grant had 19 as the Thunder snapped a four-game losing streak and avenged Wednesday's 123-114 home defeat to Toronto.
The Thunder made 20 of 43 shots from 3-point range. Oklahoma City made a season-high 22 3-pointers against the Lakers on Jan. 17.
Kawhi Leonard scored 37 points and Pascal Siakam had 25 for the Raptors, who played without All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry.
Lowry missed his second straight game because of a sprained right ankle. Coach Nick Nurse said there's no structural damage to Lowry's ankle, but soreness remains following a collision with New York's Mitchell Robinson on Monday. Nurse said Lowry is expected to return next week.
Danny Green scored 19 points and Serge Ibaka had 11 but Toronto couldn't hold a double-digit lead in the third quarter for the second straight game. The Raptors gave away a 20-point lead before recovering to win in overtime Wednesday, but weren't able to match that on their home court.
Oklahoma City trailed by 10 points to start the second half, and was down 13 with 5:23 to go in the third before rallying. Westbrook gave the visitors the lead for the first time since early in the first quarter on a layup with 1:18 left in the period, putting them up 80-79. The Thunder closed the third with a 20-4 run to take an 83-80 lead into the fourth.
Leonard cut the gap to 93-91 on a free throw with 7:33 to play but George hit 3-pointers on either side of a fast-break layup by Grant, giving Oklahoma City a 101-91 edge with 6:21 left.
The Thunder missed eight of their first 10 shots of the game. Toronto was 5 of 6 from 3-point range in the first, with Green making all three of his attempts, and the Raptors led 29-22 after one.
Leonard scored nine points in the second and Green had six as Toronto led 58-48 at halftime.
TIP-INS
Thunder: Oklahoma City has won four straight in Toronto. ... Westbrook shot 6 for 20, going 3 for 10 in each half. ... Terrance Ferguson scored 11 points.
Raptors: Norman Powell had a career-high 11 rebounds. ... Starting C Marc Gasol didn't attempt a shot until scoring on a dunk with 1:40 remaining in the fourth. ... Former Raptors star Jorge Garbajosa attended the game.
UP NEXT
Thunder: At Memphis on Monday night.
Raptors: Host Charlotte on Sunday night.
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