The Thunder beat the Raptors 98-97 Sunday night in Toronto. Here are five takeaways from the game:
Gilgeous-Alexander’s homecoming
Toronto native Shai Gilgeous-Alexander banked in a go-ahead floater with 36 seconds left. He tied his career high with 32 points on 12-of-21 shooting in his homecoming game.
Gilgeous-Alexander was brilliant offensively. He carried the Thunder when two of its three leading scorers — Danilo Gallinari and Dennis Schroder — were out with ankle injuries.
Time management
After Toronto guard Fred VanVleet missed what would have been a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16.