DeMar DeRozan did more than just score 42 points on Wednesday.
In the Raptors‘ 121-119 overtime win over the Pistons, DeRozan went for 42 on 16-28 shooting, assisted Fred VanVleet on the game-winning shot, and gave us the play of the game on this dunk:
We’re going to overtime, but not before DeMar DeRozan did THIS (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/m3XzhCy1if
— SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) March 8, 2018
And with that win, Toronto is now the first team in the NBA to clinch a postseason berth. The Raptors are 47-17 on the season and sit 2.5 games ahead of the Celtics for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Here’s that game-winner from VanVleet:
GAME. SET. MATCH. #BetOnYourSelf pic.twitter.com/KOROQcQGHX
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) March 8, 2018