Lu Dort once again carrying the offensive load.
In the first quarter alone, Dort scored 21 points on 7-for-7 from the field and 5-for-5 from beyond the arc. He became just the seventh player in Thunder history to score at least 20 points in a single quarter.
With a seven-point lead at halftime, it looked like the Thunder were on track to snap their nine-game losing streak. However, the Raptors threw the first punch after the break and outscored Oklahoma City 29-21 in the third quarter to take the lead.
In the final quarter, the Raptors pulled away to finish the night with a 112-106 lead to win their third-straight game while the Thunder lost their tenth-straight.
Thunderâs Lu Dort to tryout for Team Canada this summer
Oklahoma City guard Luguentz Dort, who s playing the best basketball of his short career, said following Sunday s game that he plans to tryout for Team Canada this summer
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Oklahoma City’s Luguentz Dort is currently playing the best basketball of his career.
This summer, he’s hoping to replicate that play for Team Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and eventually the Olympics.
“Team Canada, yeah I’m looking to tryout and try and make the team for this summer and to compete for the Olympics.” Dort said after a 26-point performance against the Raptors on Sunday night. “
Handing out Game Balls for Oklahoma City s 112-106 loss to Toronto
Battling the Toronto Raptors until the end, Lu Dort continued his hot shooting streak in OKC s 10th straight loss
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Apr 19, 2021
Luguentz Dort once again stole the show for Thunder fans as Oklahoma City lost their 10th straight contest, falling 112-106 to the Toronto Raptors in Tampa Bay, FL, Sunday night.
OKC rookie
Aleksej Pokusevski also returned to the starting lineup after suffering from shoulder soreness which saw him miss a few games, but ultimately the Thunder’s efforts fell short.
Awaiting the debut of Euroleague signing
Gabriel Deck, the Thunder now just lack the services of
Standings Watch: Thunder making late run at top pick
Oklahoma City is sliding hard and fast, and could make a late run at the coveted top pick in the 2021 NBA Draft
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The Oklahoma City Thunder haven t won a game in April.
A nine-game losing streak wasn t imaginable when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was averaging 27.4 points in a nine-game stretch from late February to early March, or when a starting lineup of Darius Bazley, Kenrich Williams, Justin Jackson, Luguentz Dort and Al Horford were beating Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks by five points.
But whether the streak is by design or incidental matters not, the Thunder are sliding hard and fast.