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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. 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Players from the two teams on a bye last week can participate in My Cause/My Cleats in Week 14.At least two Titans, cornerback Jason McCourty and tight end Delanie Walker, planned to wear their special cleats anyway.McCourty and his twin brother,?New England Patriots?safety?Devin McCourty, have a joint charity called Tackle Sickle Cell. Devin wore his shoes during the Patriots home win over the Rams on Sunday.I believe you should be [allowed], so Ill be wearing mine for the game, Jason said.Walkers cleats honor MADD and Delanie Walker Gives Back.Even though players are now allowed to wear specialty cleats, some players may not have gone through the process of getting them made because of the leagues initial stance. And it may be too late for them.We should be able to, us and Cleveland, Titans linebacker Brian Orakpo?said bbefore the league reversed course.dddddddddddd He would have had shoes designed to show his support for leukemia and lymphoma charities.Receiver Andrew Hawkins, the Cleveland Browns player rep, said before the reversal that while he hoped the league relented, he wouldnt be surprised if players wore My Cause cleats regardless.If they fine guys for wearing them, I think thatd be a black eye for the NFL, Hawkins said. Especially since its all about good causes and everything.Most Browns players said they hadnt had time to think about what shoes they would choose because they were under the impression the league would not reconsider.Browns offensive lineman?Joe Thomas said that, if permitted, he would wear cleats representing Team Rubicon, a charitable organization founded by Jake Wood, his former teammate at Wisconsin. The charity uses veterans for rapid responses to disasters, and has helped in places like Haiti (to assist earthquake victims) and Greece (refugees).When the Titans played Minnesota on Sept. 11 to open the season, linebacker Avery Williamson wore cleats honoring victims and responders on the 15th anniversary of the attacks on the United States.Despite reports that hed be fined, he ultimately was not.ESPNs Pat McManamon contributed to this report. ' ' '