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OKLAHOMA CITY -- DeMar DeRozan won a shootout with Russell Westbrook, scoring 37 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 112-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.DeRozan, the NBAs leading scorer with a 34.1 average heading into the game, made 13 of 22 field goals and 11 of 15 free throws.You know, sometimes youve got to tip your hat, and good offense can beat great defense, Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. He had that happen several times where he made some very, very difficult shots.Westbrook had 36 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, but he made just 9 of 26 shots and committed eight turnovers.I thought everybody that guarded him did a decent job, but it was a five-man job, Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. Not one guy is going to stop him, and I say that all the time. Its on the team.Kyle Lowry added 19 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds and Patrick Patterson had 13 points for the Raptors. Toronto, which shot 51.8 percent from the field, has won four of five.The Thunder (6-2) entered the night tied for the NBAs best record, but their offense was inconsistent against the Raptors, and they couldnt find and answer for DeRozan. Victor Oladipo scored 18 points and Steven Adams added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City.The Raptors led 62-55 at halftime behind DeRozans 22 points. Toronto scored 16 points off 11 Oklahoma City turnovers in the first half.Little things like us turning the ball over, then leading to fast breaks, Oladipo said. Rotations werent great today. Little things like that that we can correct. Weve just got to continue getting better and push forward.A bounce pass by Lowry led to a jam by DeMarre Carroll that gave Toronto a 68-59 lead, and a basket by Pascal Siakam bumped the lead to 11 and led to a timeout by the Thunder. DeRozans mid-range jumper in the closing seconds of the third quarter gave the Raptors an 88-75 lead.The Thunder opened the fourth quarter with a 9-1 run to cut the deficit to 89-84. Oklahoma City eventually cut the deficit to four, but the Raptors rallied, and Lowrys 3-pointer bumped Torontos lead back to 10 with 3:32 to play.DeMar did a great job of getting to his spots, getting to the free throw line, and Kyle did a great job running the team, Oladipo said. Were going to have to do a better job next time we play them.TIP-INSRaptors: DeRozan scored 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting in the first quarter. ... Shot 13 for 23 in the second quarter and outscored the Thunder 42-28. ... C Jonas Valanciunas missed his second straight game with a left knee contusion. ... F Terrence Ross sat out with a sprained right index finger. ... C Lucas Nogueira scored 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting and had seven rebounds.Thunder: Scored the games first 12 points. ... Shot 52.6 percent in the first quarter. ... Donovan was called for a technical foul late in the second quarter. ... Made just 12 of 34 3-point attempts.STAT LINESWestbrook shot a season-high 12 3-pointers, and made three. It followed a 1-for-6 effort beyond the arc against the Miami Heat on Monday. Hes hit a bit of a rough patch after a blistering start, making 14 of 42 shots his past two games combined.QUOTABLEDeRozan on fellow Los Angeles native Westbrook: Ive known Russ way before the NBA was thought of. Its just a thing. You always support guys from L.A. To see the type of player he is -- when you start naming off players from L.A., you put in a Russ, myself and all the other guys from L.A. -- its a great group of guys. Its great to see what hes doing. The respect has always been there.UP NEXTRaptors: Play at Charlotte on Friday in an early matchup of leaders in the East.Thunder: Host the Clippers on Friday in a rematch of Oklahoma Citys 85-83 win in Los Angeles on Nov. 2.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter (at)CliffBruntAP. Fausse Yeezy Boost 350 v2 . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Basket Adidas Nmd Homme Pas Cher . The team said Saturday that Lopez was hurt during its 121-120 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets said they would issue another update next week after consultation with their doctors. http://www.basketnmdpascher.fr/pas-cher-basket-springblade.html . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Yeezy Boost 350 Contrefaçon . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. Adidas Human Race Shop .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Injury fears for Queenslands Corey Oates have been allayed by Wayne Bennett.But Maroons teammate Josh McGuire faces a nervous wait after being reported for a dangerous throw in Brisbanes 48-6 NRL loss to Melbourne at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.Oates was forced from the field in the first half with concussion after being injured in a tackle trying to stop the eight try rout.The incumbent Maroons winger took no further part in the game in a concern for Queensland selectors who name their State of Origin III team on Monday.But Bennett gave Oates the all clear for the Maroons.Hell be fine in the 12 days when they play again, he said.McGuires Origin III prospects are not so certain after being reported for his lifting tackle on Dale Finucane.It added further insult after Brisbane suffered a record home loss and sixth defeat in their last eight games.Former ladder leaders Brisbane could slide as low as seventh by the end of the round.Bennett claimed he could see improvement in the most unlikely of areas - Brisbanes defence.They have conceded 88 points in their last two games.Melbourne led 30-6 at halftime after notching five tries in 18 minutes.Winger Suliasi Vunivalu nabbed a hat-trick to seal Melbournes 10th win in 11 games against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium and claaim the ladders top spot.dddddddddddd.However, Bennett said he was happier than after last rounds 40-14 loss to Canterbury.I dont believe it was un-Bronco like, he said of their effort.I dont like the scoreboard but I thought we were better defensively than we were last week.We left Canterbury a lot less confident than we will (against Melbourne).Five of their tries came off kicks. There were no huge defensive errors.Halfback Cooper Cronk set up five tries as Melbourne exploited Oates injury to carve up Brisbanes left edge.There was not much we could do to stop it, Bennett said.Bennett dipped his hat to bench utility Kodi Nikorima who dislocated his shoulder early but remained on the field to fill holes in their reshuffled backline as the Storm launched raid after raid.I dont know what would have happened if he had not stayed on the field for us, Bennett said.Brisbane are already without Jordan Kahu, Jack Reed, Greg Eden and Tom Opacic.Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy backed Brisbane to return to their best.Sometimes it just aint your night, he said.They have too many good players and too good a culture at the club not to come back from this. ' ' '