TORONTO - The game, according to DeMar DeRozan, was the kind that players live for.
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three-pointer with 1.7 seconds left to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a
119-118 victory over the Toronto Raptors in double overtime on Friday. The
buzzer-beating bomb from 31 feet out capped a 51-point performance by Durant,
the leagues top scorer. Still, DeRozan said there was plenty to take from the
game that almost became the Raptors second win this season against one of the
best in the West. "Thats a helluva Western Conference team right there, and we
fought with them to the end, we were blow for blow," DeRozan said. "It came down
to the last shot, those are the types of games you live for. "We cant win every
game and we wish we would have got that one, but it still was a helluva game."
DeRozan scored 33 points to top the Raptors (38-30) in just their sixth loss at
home in 22 outings. Kyle Lowry added 25 points, including a three-pointer that
forced a second overtime period, while Amir Johnson had 25 points and 12
rebounds, and Greivis Vasquez finished with 21 points. Reggie Jackson added 25
points for the Thunder (51-18), while Russell Westbrook had 15 points before
leaving the game in the third quarter with yet another knee injury. Durant
extended his scoring streak — of at least 25 points a game — to 34 consecutive
games. Its the leagues longest scoring streak since Michael Jordans 40-game run
in 1986-87. "Straight up, that was the craziest game Ive ever been a part of,"
Durant said. With the capacity crowd of 19,800 fans on their feet, and a playoff
vibe palpable at the Air Canada Centre in the game that saw 23 lead changes, the
Raptors dominated the second overtime period to nearly secure the hard-fought
win. DeRozan pumped a victorious fist when he scored on a pullup jumper with
2:37 left to put Toronto up by five. Fans chanted "M-V-P!" when Lowry stepped up
to the line to sink two free throws that gave Toronto an eight-point lead. But
the Thunder rallied to pull within two on a three by Derek Fisher with 15.7
seconds left, then John Salmons missed on two free throws that surely would have
sealed the victory for Toronto. Then, with Johnson on Durant, the Thunder
superstar pulled up and calmly launched his second three of the games final
minute to send Torontos fans home unhappy. "Yeah, yeah. . . I thought we had
it," DeRozan said. "Just give us one of those threes and the game is ours."
Added coach Dwane Casey: "Great players make great plays and (Durant) made a
great shot." DeRozan said that during a third-quarter timeout, Johnson had asked
Casey if he could guard Durant. "It means a lot, man," DeRozan said of his
teammates request. "Ive got the utmost respect for him. . .That takes a lot of
guts to go out there and play great defence. Got to give it to K.D., he made a
lot of tough shots." Johnson said he thought he might be able to throw Durant
off with his height. Both Johnson and Durant are six foot nine. "It was tough,
hes my height out there shooting from halfcourt, theres not too much you can do
but double team that," Johnson said. "It just came down to the stretch where he
hit one off the glass (with 47 seconds left) and then that last shot was a tough
shot. What can I say about that? It was just a tough shot." The game had gone
into a second overtime tied 107-107 thanks to a three-pointer by Lowry with
seven seconds left. The game might have been bad news for Westbrook, who
sprained his surgically-repaired right knee and with 7:37 left in the third
quarter. Lowry had inadvertently bumped into the same knee the Thunder player
had undergone his third surgery on in late December. Lowry apologized to
Westbrook, as he was being helped to the locker-room by teammate
Hasheem Thabeet. Westbrook had sat out the Thunders 102-95 win at Cleveland the
previous night to rest his troublesome knee. Westbrook insisted afterward that
he didnt expect to miss any time. "Well just see how it goes," he said. "It was
fun," he added on the game. "I was in the back wishing I could go out there and
help them out but as you see, Kevin took care of that." The Raptors trailed
Oklahoma City 72-71 going into the fourth quarter in a scrappy see-saw affair
that saw 22 lead changes. The Thunder stretched their lead to seven points when
Jackson chucked up an alley-oop to Durant for a dunk with 9:14 left to play.
Toronto chipped away at it, eventually taking a 90-89 lead with 3:08 left after
a thrilling 30-second segment that saw five points and a steal from DeRozan, and
a basket by Johnson. The Raptors were trailing by three with just under a minute
to go when Johnson hit one of two free throws then a layup with 17 seconds to go
to send the game into the first extra period 96-96. The Raptors had beaten the
Thunder 104-98 on Dec. 22 at Oklahoma, ending the Thunders 13-game unbeaten
streak at home. That victory was one of the Raptors first significant wins after
they overhauled their roster in a seven-player deal, and their solid play has
continued as theyre poised to make the post-season for the first time in six
years. Durant and the Thunder got some revenge Friday. Asked about Durants
game-winning shot, Westbrook said: "Just letting it all hang out. Hes been doing
that all season and tonight it was a win or go home. Hes playing at an MVP level
as hes been doing all season." Durant and Westbrook scored eight points apiece
in a first quarter that saw the lead change hands several times and neither team
lead by more than five. Durant scored on a stepback jumper with seven second to
go to send the Thunder into the second half with a 22-20 lead. The Raptors held
their visitors to 24 per cent shooting in the second quarter, and a stepback
jumper by Vasquez put the Raptors up by eight about four minutes into the frame.
Westbrook drained a three with 1.9 seconds left to cut Torontos lead to 46-42 at
halftime. Durant had 14 points in a third quarter that saw the lead change hands
nine times, and the Thunder led by one heading into the fourth. NOTES: The
Raptors had won six of their previous seven games against Western Conference
teams. . . The Thunder have won 12 of 14 games on the road against Eastern
Conference competition. . . Three-time world figure skating champion Patrick
Chan was at the game. He was presented with a No. 14 Chan jersey. . . The
Raptors host the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, a game that marks the return of The
Raptor. The team mascot ruptured an Achilles tendon during training camp.
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his daughter with his wife, younger daughter and good friend Peyton Manning
watching from the field.
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system, umpires got it right.NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter gave Yangervis Solarte some
assistance with Yankee Stadium tradition, then the rookie helped make the
captain a winner in his final home opener Monday as New York beat the Baltimore
Orioles 4-2. Jeter doubled high off the left-field wall and scored on
Jacoby Ellsburys first hit in pinstripes in the fifth. Hiroki Kuroda (1-1)
pitched 6 1-3 sharp innings in the Yankees 112th opener in New York. In what
manager Joe Girardi said would be a season-long lovefest for Jeter, the
shortstop was cheered every step of the way by an adoring crowd of 48, 142 --
even when his double-play grounder back to Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez (0-2)
scored Solarte in the third inning for the first run. Solarte, a career minor
leaguer and non-roster invitee to spring training, continued a torrid start as
the suspended Alex Rodriguezs replacement at third base with a go-ahead RBI
single in the fourth inning. Playing in his first game in the Bronx, Solarte
needed Jeter to tell him to wave to the Bleacher Creatures when they chanted his
name during pregame roll call. The Orioles got RBI singles from Matt Wieters and
Nelson Cruz in falling to 2-5. Adam Jones and Chris Davis struck out against
Adam Warren with a runner on in the eighth and trailing 4-2. Shawn Kelley
pitched a perfect ninth for his first career save. Minutes later, the Yankees
said closer David Robertson would be put on the disabled list with a strained
groin. After missing all but 17 games last season, Jeter announced Feb. 12 his
20th season would be his final one. His retirement tour started on the road,
where New York went 3-3 against Houston and Toronto. But Jeter, who went 1 for
4, has said the season doesnt really start until the Yankees have had their home
opener, and to help celebrate the team brought together the five-time World
Series champion Core Four. Recently retired teammates Andy Pettitte and
Mariano Rivera threw ceremonial first pitches to Jeter and Jorge Posada, who
retired after 2011. With an era coming to a close, change was evident
everywhere. Robertson moved into Riveras locker. CCarlos Beltran was given
Robinson Canos choice spot next to the door leading to the players off-limits
sanctuary.
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year because of his involvement in the Biogenesis drug scandal -- is still a
member of the Yankees was in a new series of paintings hanging in the hallway
leading to the clubhouse that celebrate New Yorks recent World Series
championships. A-Rods nameplate was not above his locker and the new plush chair
sitting in front of the stall did not have a No. 13 embroidered in the seatback.
Solarte scored New Yorks first run, starting the third with a walk after falling
behind 0-2. He advanced to third when Brett Gardner, the only holdover starter
from last years opening-day lineup, lined a sharp single to centre field and
Jones was slow to get the ball into the infield. Solarte scored on Jeters
double-play ball back to Jimenez. Solarte went 1 for 3 and is 9 for 20 this
season with six RBIs. The Orioles got the run right back in the fourth when
Jones singled, moved to second when Gardner made a leaping catch in foul
territory down the line in left on Davis popup and scored on Wieters single.
Leading 2-1, the Yankees chased Jimenez in the fifth after Brian Roberts walked
to load the bases. But Zach Britton entered and walked Kelly Johnson to make it
4-1. Jimenez yielded four runs and eight hits, walked five and struck out four
in his second shaky start since signing a four-year contract in February. NOTES:
The Yankees improved to 14-2 in season openers Jeter played in. ... SS
J.J. Hardy was not in the starting lineup for the second straight game because
of back spasms. "Hes better than he was yesterday," Orioles manager Buck
Showalter said. ... Orioles LHP Johan Santana (shoulder surgery) was set to
throw a two-inning simulated game. ... Yogi Berra was at Yankee Stadium but did
not participate in the pregame ceremony. Granddaughter Lindsay Berra tweeted a
picture of him with Girardi, Posada and Reggie Jackson. ... Ellsbury had seven
hits in the Yankees opening road trip before putting on the home pinstripes.
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