One thing has been a constant for the past two months of the season. No matter who played for the Thunder, they competed win or lose. Oklahoma City needs to regain some of that after suffering a lop-sided defeat north of the border.
Toronto ran away early in the 112-96 thumping as only Nick Collison provided a good effort off the bench. The Raptors left no doubt by dominating the first and third quarters of the contest. The match-up between two of the NBA's brightest young stars didn't pan out, and Chris Bosh powered his team to the easy win.
Kevin Durant never found a comfort level and shot only 4-13 on the night. On the other hand, Bosh paced Toronto with 21 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, and three blocks. The rebounding edge the Thunder normally hold was nowhere to be seen against the Raptors. OKC lost that battle 54-37 and with it any chance of coming back.
Adding to the frustration, the Thunder play much worse away from home and finish off March with two more road games. Both are against a pair of the league's best teams at home, so OKC will need to find a rhythm early and often to compete.
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