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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors Match Player Stats (Feb 24, 2026)

Final Score: Oklahoma City Thunder 116, Toronto Raptors 107 | Scotiabank Arena, Toronto | February 24, 2026

Want the full Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors match player stats from February 24, 2026? Here it is: Cason Wallace torched the Raptors for a career-high-tying 27 points, Isaiah Joe exploded for 22 off the bench, and a shorthanded OKC squad without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Ajay Mitchell held on through a furious Toronto comeback to win 116-107 in front of 19,153 fans at Scotiabank Arena.


Final Score and Quarter-by-Quarter Breakdown

Before anything else, here is how the scoring unfolded by quarter:

QuarterOklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
Q12532
Q23519
Q33829
Q41827
Final116107

Toronto jumped out hot in Q1 and led by as many as 10 points. Then OKC flipped the script in Q2 and Q3, going on a dominant mid-game run that stretched their lead to 25 points at one stage. The Raptors made it interesting in Q4 by outscoring OKC 27-18, but they ran out of time.


OKC Thunder Player Stats

All stats sourced from official box score data via Basketball Reference and NBA.com

Oklahoma City Thunder Full Box Score

PlayerPOSPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFT+/-
Cason WallaceG27871011-164-51-2+5
Isaiah JoeG2223207-146-112-2+6
Alex CarusoG1624206-102-52-2+22
Luguentz DortF1553105-163-92-2+16
Isaiah HartensteinC119000————
Chet HolmgrenF794133-80-11-1-12
Jaylin WilliamsF283001-20-10-0+5
Jared McCainG540102-50-11-2-9
Nikola TopicG300001-21-10-0+6
Kenrich WilliamsG-F011100-40-20-0-2

OKC Advanced and Efficiency Stats

StatValue
Field Goal %47.4%
3-Point %40.0%
Free Throw %83.3%
Total Rebounds59
Assists26
Turnovers19
Points in Paint56
Fast Break Points15
Second Chance Points17
Bench Points34
Biggest Lead+25
Effective FG%55.8%
True Shooting %57.8%
Offensive Rating108.1
Defensive Rating104.6

Toronto Raptors Player Stats

Toronto Raptors Full Box Score

PlayerPOSPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFT+/-
RJ BarrettG2184118-154-61-2-1
Scottie BarnesF15————————
Brandon IngramF1566006-142-41-3-23
Immanuel QuickleyG1734106-144-91-2-2
Ja’Kobe WalterG17————————
Jamal SheadG1314105-82-41-2-2
Collin Murray-BoylesC442121-10-02-2-15
Sandro MamukelashviliF-C321101-71-40-0-3
Jamison BattleF211001-30-10-0-2

Jakob Poeltl (lower back) did not play. Ja’Kobe Walter and Scottie Barnes partial stats available from official sources.

Toronto Raptors Team Stats

StatValue
Field Goal %46.6%
3-Point %47.4%
Free Throw %58.3%
Total Rebounds45
Assists30
Turnovers16
Points in Paint38
Fast Break Points6
Second Chance Points14
Bench Points35
Biggest Lead+10
Effective FG%56.8%
True Shooting %57.4%
Offensive Rating104.6
Defensive Rating108.1

Head-to-Head Key Matchup Stats

CategoryOKC ThunderToronto Raptors
Points116107
FG Made/Att45/9541/88
3PM/3PA16/4018/38
FTM/FTA10/127/12
Total Rebounds5945
Offensive Rebounds127
Assists2630
Steals1010
Blocks58
Turnovers1916
Points in Paint5638
Fast Break Points156
Points Off Turnovers1522

The Game Story: How It Actually Went Down

So here is the thing about this game. On paper, the Raptors had every reason to win it.

OKC was without their three best offensive weapons: reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain), Jalen Williams (strained right hamstring), and Ajay Mitchell (abdominal strain). That is your top-three rotation pieces, all sitting in the locker room watching in street clothes.

Inactive for the Thunder: Branden Carlson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ajay Mitchell, Thomas Sorber, and Jalen Williams. For Toronto, Jakob Poeltl (lower back) was out on the first night of a back-to-back.

Toronto came out aggressive. They led 32-25 after the first quarter, showing exactly the kind of energy a home team should bring when the opposing star cannot suit up. But this Thunder group is not built around one player. It is built around a system, and that system took over in the second quarter.

OKC outscored Toronto 35-19 in Q2, then poured it on further with a 38-29 third quarter. At one point, Oklahoma City led 96-71 with 1:55 remaining in the third quarter. A 25-point lead against a home team that had just tied the game for the previous matchup. Looked like a rout.

Then the Raptors did what Raptors do at Scotiabank Arena. They clawed.

Toronto battled back, tying it 101-101 on Shead’s 3-pointer with 4:06 to play.

Game on. OKC in trouble. Wallace stepped in.

Wallace scored six points the rest of the way after Toronto tied it up, including a 3-footer at the 1:38 mark that served as the dagger for OKC (45-14).


Cason Wallace Stat Deep Dive: The Night He Took Over

This was the night a lot of people nationally locked in on Cason Wallace. And rightly so.

Wallace posted 27 points (11-16 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 1-2 FT), eight rebounds, six assists and one steal over 35 minutes during the Thunder’s 116-107 win.

His shooting efficiency was outrageous. An 80.0% true shooting percentage on that kind of volume is the type of number you see in the stat line and do a double take. His effective field goal percentage on the night was 81.3%.

Wallace was the Defensive Player of the Month in November this season and currently leads the league in total steals. Over the last two games (vs. Cavs and vs. Raptors), he averaged 23.5 points and 8.5 assists, well above his season averages of 8.6 and 2.5.

The narrative here is worth noting. This is not a guy who has been a go-to scorer. Wallace’s role in his first three seasons had mostly been him planted in the corner, spacing the floor, and hitting threes when the ball finds him. Suddenly, he is running pick-and-roll, making decisions in late-game possessions, and closing out games.

When asked about his expanded role, Wallace said: “It’s great. I’m seeing different looks and I’m being in different situations where if I’m in them later down the road, my teammates know how I’ll react and I know how they’ll react. Just seeing that look, it’ll be good for us later down the road.”

Head coach Mark Daigneault was more direct after the game. “It becomes a really tough game to win when you blow a lead like that and they come back and tie the game,” Daigneault said. “It takes great mental toughness to just get yourself into the next possession. Cason was brilliant all night, but he was huge in that stretch.”

And on Wallace’s offensive growth overall? Daigneault said, “You never know when a guy is going to pop,” and added, “If the player stays at it, which he has, you never know when things are going to come together, and he has really shown a lot of growth.”

Cason Wallace Shot Chart Breakdown (Feb 24 vs TOR)

Shot ZoneMadeAttemptedPct
At Rim71163.6%
Mid-Range———
3-Point4580.0%
Free Throws1250.0%
Total111668.8%

Isaiah Joe: The Third-Quarter Assassin

If Wallace was the story of the full game, Isaiah Joe was the story of the third quarter.

Isaiah Joe went unconscious for a Klay-like 19-point third quarter by scoring in bunches of 3 and 4 points at a time.

His final line was 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including a scorching 6-of-11 from three. That is a 54.5% clip from deep on 11 attempts. Two steals. 100% from the free throw line (2-of-2). He added 3 assists with zero turnovers in his stretch of play.

Oklahoma City is an NBA-best 21-7 on the road this season, and Joe’s ability to heat up in big moments on the road is a big reason why.

Isaiah Joe vs Toronto: Shooting Breakdown

CategoryValue
Points22
FG Made/Att7/14 (50.0%)
3PM/3PA6/11 (54.5%)
FTM/FTA2/2 (100%)
True Shooting %73.9%
Effective FG%71.4%
Fast Break Points6

Toronto’s Best Performers: RJ Barrett Led the Way

On the Raptors’ side, this was RJ Barrett’s game to lose and he played well enough to nearly pull off the comeback.

Barrett was efficient in a way that does not always show up in the casual box score glance. His 66.7% true shooting percentage on 15 field goal attempts is legitimately great. He was 4-of-6 from three, 8-of-15 overall, with 8 rebounds, 4 assists, a block, and a steal. He did everything right except his team did not win.

Brandon Ingram put up a useful line with 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, but his plus/minus of minus 23 captures the truth of his night. He was on the floor for the big OKC run that blew the game open.

Jamal Shead was the most important Raptor in the fourth quarter. The guard who tied the game at 101 with that clutch triple showed why Toronto is excited about his development.

Toronto Raptors Top Performers Comparison

PlayerPTSREBASTFG%3P%TS%+/-
RJ Barrett218453.3%66.7%66.1%-1
Immanuel Quickley173442.9%44.4%57.1%-2
Ja’Kobe Walter17——————
Scottie Barnes15——————
Brandon Ingram156642.9%50.0%49.0%-23
Jamal Shead131462.5%50.0%73.2%-2

The Paint Battle: Where OKC Won the Game

The most telling team stat differential from this game? Points in the paint.

OKC scored 56 points in the paint compared to Toronto’s 38. That is an 18-point edge in the most contested area of the floor. OKC shot 58.1% at the rim (18-of-31), while Toronto converted just 40.0% of their rim attempts (6-of-15).

The Thunder also dominated the glass, pulling down 59 total rebounds to Toronto’s 45. They grabbed 12 offensive boards, leading to 17 second-chance points. Toronto had 7 offensive boards and 14 second-chance points.

Fast break scoring was not even close either: OKC 15, Toronto 6.

Toronto did win one major category. The Raptors finished with 30 assists to OKC’s 26, and they shot a phenomenal 47.4% from three (18-of-38). On a different night, that three-point shooting would have been enough.


Injury Context: OKC Without Three Key Players

This game deserves some additional framing for anyone trying to evaluate what it means.

Canadian star and reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remained sidelined for the Thunder because of an abdominal strain. He did not travel with the team on its lone regular-season visit to Canada. The full NBA official injury report confirmed all three Thunder absences ahead of tip-off.

Three starters or rotation anchors out. The Thunder still went into Toronto and beat a 34-24 Raptors team by nine. That says something real about this roster’s depth. Mark Daigneault’s system does not collapse without its best players. It just redistributes.

Alex Caruso returned after missing Sunday’s home win over Cleveland because of a sprained left ankle, which gave OKC another veteran presence off the bench. Caruso delivered 16 points on 60% shooting, including 4-of-5 in the paint area.


OKC Thunder Season Context and Road Record

At the time of this game, the Thunder moved to 45-14 on the season and held the NBA’s best road record at 21-7.

This was also their third consecutive win in Toronto, which is a detail the franchise will quietly take pride in.

The win marked OKC’s fifth in six games through one of the tougher stretches on their schedule. Without their three best offensive players, the depth of the Thunder’s roster showed exactly why they are considered legitimate championship contenders again.

OKC Season Snapshot (as of Feb 24, 2026)

StatValue
Record45-14
Road Record21-7 (NBA Best)
Last 6 Games5-1
StreakW3
Conference Standing1st, Western Conference

Recent History Between These Teams

Recent meetings between these teams have been competitive and high-scoring:

  • January 2026: Thunder 101, Raptors 103
  • February 2025: Thunder 121, Raptors 109
  • December 2024: Raptors 92, Thunder 129
  • March 2024: Raptors 103, Thunder 123
  • February 2024: Thunder 135, Raptors 127

Notice something there. These two teams score. A lot. The January 2026 meeting actually went to the Raptors by two. This rematch in late February was OKC getting their revenge, and then some.


What This Game Means Going Forward

For OKC, the biggest takeaway is depth. The Thunder keep winning without their stars. That is a real championship quality. When SGA, Williams, and Mitchell get healthy and return to the lineup, this team is going to be formidable in a different way.

For Toronto, the fourth-quarter comeback from down 25 was the positive. They fought back, tied the game, and gave themselves a chance. The Raptors are a legitimate playoff team in the East, sitting at 34-24. The issue is their inconsistency when matched against elite competition.

For more detailed box scores, head-to-head records, and player stat tracking across every NBA matchup this season, matchvsplayerstats.com covers the numbers worth knowing.


Key Takeaways: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors Match Player Stats

Here is the short version for anyone just looking for a quick summary of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors match player stats from February 24, 2026:

  • Final: OKC 116, Toronto 107
  • Game MVP Performance: Cason Wallace: 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 68.8% FG
  • Best Raptor: RJ Barrett: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 66.1 TS%
  • OKC Bench Explosion: Isaiah Joe: 22 PTS, 6-of-11 from three
  • Paint Domination: OKC won 56-38 in points in the paint
  • Rebounds: OKC won 59 to 45
  • Context: OKC without SGA, Jalen Williams, and Ajay Mitchell
  • Road Record: OKC improved to NBA-best 21-7 away from home
  • Series Trend: Thunder’s third straight win in Toronto

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