Zhaire Smith's overtime jumper beats the Pacers 114-112, and the Raptors rout the Knicks by 50: Tuesday's NBA preseason roundup

The score was 112-112 with a minute left in overtime at Paycom Center on Tuesday night. Zhaire Smith pulled up from 19 feet and hit it with 45.6 seconds to go, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-112 in a preseason game. A minute earlier his 26-foot three had made it 112-109. He scored the last five Oklahoma City points and played five minutes all night.

It was one of five preseason games on Tuesday. Toronto beat New York 148-98, Orlando beat Cleveland 132-116, Golden State beat the Lakers 101-89 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and Portland won 110-98 at Sacramento. These games do not count in the standings, and several teams rested regulars.

Thunder 114, Pacers 112 (overtime)

Indiana scored 33 points in the first quarter and led 52-32 when Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a three with 7:14 left in the second. The Thunder answered with 13 straight points from five different scorers and trailed only 61-59 at half-time.

Oklahoma City went back in front at 70-69 on two Aday Mara free throws with 7:07 left in the third. Jared McCain then scored five points in 28 seconds, and the Thunder led 80-73. There were 14 lead changes and 10 ties in all.

The Pacers went on an 8-0 run late in the fourth to turn a 94-87 deficit into a 95-94 lead. Brooks Barnhizer's hook made it 100-98 with 35.9 seconds left, and Kobe Brown tied it at 100 with 5.6 seconds left on a pass from Braden Smith. In overtime Rienk Mast's three tied it 112-112 before Zhaire Smith's jumper. Braden Smith missed a three and then an eight-footer with 3.5 seconds left.

McCain led Oklahoma City with 20 points, all six of his baskets from three. Jalen Williams had 16 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 15 on 5-of-6 shooting with six assists in 23 minutes. Tyrese Haliburton scored 24 for Indiana on 9-of-14 in 18 minutes, and Ivica Zubac had 13 points and 13 rebounds in 18. The Pacers turned the ball over 27 times, and the Thunder had 14 steals.

Scoring: Thunder 114-112 Pacers (OT)

Thunder: Jared McCain 20, Jalen Williams 16, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 15, Aday Mara 10, Otega Oweh 8, Cason Wallace 7, Brooks Barnhizer 7, Kenrich Williams 7, Zhaire Smith 7, Bennett Stirtz 7, Alex Caruso 6, Christoph Tilly 2, Josh Dix 2, Isaiah Hartenstein 0, Andrew Holifield 0, Anthony Pritchard 0.

Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton 24, Ivica Zubac 13, Kelly Oubre Jr. 12, Jay Huff 11, Kobe Brown 10, Rienk Mast 9, Obi Toppin 8, Pascal Siakam 6, Larry Nance Jr. 5, Quenton Jackson 5, Braden Smith 5, Keba Keita 4, Ben Sheppard 0, James Johnson 0, Jalen Slawson 0.

By quarter: Thunder 25, 34, 26, 15, 14 (OT). Pacers 33, 28, 23, 16, 12 (OT).

Raptors 148, Knicks 98

Toronto led 42-22 after one quarter and 86-47 at half-time, and the lead reached 53 at 146-93 with 2:09 left. Kawhi Leonard scored 21 in 17 minutes with four threes, Scottie Barnes had 19 on 8-of-10, and Collin Murray-Boyles scored 19 off the bench on 7-of-7 shooting from the field. New York made 7 of 41 threes. Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart did not appear in the box score. James Wiseman led the Knicks with 18 points and 10 rebounds. The crowd at Scotiabank Arena was 17,884.

Scoring: Raptors 148-98 Knicks

Raptors: Kawhi Leonard 21, Scottie Barnes 19, Collin Murray-Boyles 19, RJ Barrett 17, Ja'Kobe Walter 14, Tyreke Key 11, Trayce Jackson-Davis 9, Immanuel Quickley 8, Jakob Poeltl 6, Allen Graves 5, Jamal Shead 5, Tyson Degenhart 4, Malachi Smith 3, Jaden Bradley 3, Kyle Anderson 2, Alijah Martin 2, Jamarion Sharp 0, Nimari Burnett 0.

Knicks: James Wiseman 18, Mohamed Diawara 13, Tyler Nickel 11, Pacome Dadiet 10, Tyler Kolek 9, Miles McBride 8, Drew Eubanks 8, Bruce Brown 5, Jose Alvarado 4, Tony Bradley 4, Kevin McCullar Jr. 4, Jaden Akins 4, Ochai Agbaji 0.

By quarter: Raptors 42, 44, 30, 32. Knicks 22, 25, 31, 20.

Magic 132, Cavaliers 116

Cleveland never led. Paolo Banchero opened the scoring with a 25-foot three and finished with 24 points on 10-of-13 and eight rebounds in 28 minutes. Franz Wagner added 20 points and eight assists, and Orlando led by 31 in the third quarter. Donovan Mitchell scored 15 with eight assists for the Cavaliers, and James Harden had 13 on 3-of-12 shooting. Meleek Thomas led Cleveland with 16 in 13 minutes. Attendance at Kia Center was 16,468.

Scoring: Magic 132-116 Cavaliers

Magic: Paolo Banchero 24, Franz Wagner 20, Tristan da Silva 18, Goga Bitadze 14, Jase Richardson 10, Jalen Suggs 9, Desmond Bane 8, Malaki Branham 8, Wendell Carter Jr. 7, Noah Penda 5, Colin Castleton 5, Jamal Cain 2, Alex Morales 2, Kevin Knox II 0, Jevon Carter 0, JD Davison 0.

Cavaliers: Meleek Thomas 16, Donovan Mitchell 15, Evan Mobley 14, James Harden 13, Mario Hezonja 12, Jaylon Tyson 12, Peyton Watson 10, Jarrett Allen 9, Thomas Bryant 8, Tyrese Proctor 4, Craig Porter Jr. 3, Tristan Enaruna 0, Riley Minix 0.

By quarter: Magic 35, 37, 36, 24. Cavaliers 28, 24, 31, 33.

Warriors 101, Lakers 89

The Lakers led 70-50 after Austin Reaves hit a three with 9:06 left in the third. Golden State scored the next 14, with Stephen Curry hitting a three and Yaxel Lendeborg scoring six, and won the fourth quarter 29-13. Brandin Podziemski put the Warriors ahead for good at 81-78 with a 27-foot three with 8:38 left. Lendeborg and Podziemski scored 17 each. Reaves had 28 points and seven assists for Los Angeles, which turned the ball over 29 times against 20 Golden State steals. Attendance was 7,471.

Scoring: Warriors 101-89 Lakers

Warriors: Yaxel Lendeborg 17, Brandin Podziemski 17, Stephen Curry 11, Gui Santos 10, Will Richard 9, Charles Bassey 8, De'Anthony Melton 8, Graham Ike 6, Gary Payton II 6, Brandon Williams 6, LJ Cryer 2, Georges Niang 1, Malevy Leons 0, Dalen Terry 0.

Lakers: Austin Reaves 28, Walker Kessler 11, Sandro Mamukelashvili 10, Jaden Hardy 10, Quentin Grimes 9, Chris Manon 5, Jake LaRavia 4, Matisse Thybulle 4, Kevon Looney 2, Jarred Vanderbilt 2, Cole Swider 2, Rafael Castro 2, Arthur Kaluma 0, Dalton Knecht 0, AK Okereke 0, Bronny James 0.

By quarter: Warriors 29, 21, 22, 29. Lakers 29, 34, 13, 13.

Trail Blazers 110, Kings 98

Sacramento never led after Deni Avdija's opening layup, and Portland was up by 35 in the third quarter. Deni Avdija scored 26 on 9-of-13 with nine rebounds in 25 minutes. Damian Lillard scored 14, and so did Ja Morant off the bench, with six assists. Sacramento won the fourth quarter 32-17. Jonathan Mogbo and Tristen Newton led the Kings with 15 each. The crowd at Golden 1 Center was 12,108.

Scoring: Trail Blazers 110-98 Kings

Trail Blazers: Deni Avdija 26, Damian Lillard 14, Ja Morant 14, Toumani Camara 11, Jrue Holiday 11, Scoot Henderson 9, Robert Williams III 9, Donovan Clingan 4, Yang Hansen 4, Micah Potter 2, Branden Carlson 2, Jayson Kent 2, Sidy Cissoko 2, Jeremy Sochan 0, Vit Krejci 0.

Kings: Jonathan Mogbo 15, Tristen Newton 15, Precious Achiuwa 12, Emanuel Sharp 12, Leaky Black 10, Keegan Murray 10, Daeqwon Plowden 10, Alex Karaban 8, Viktor Lakhin 4, Nique Clifford 2, Elfrid Payton 0.

By quarter: Trail Blazers 33, 33, 27, 17. Kings 22, 17, 27, 32.

What is next

Toronto and New York meet again on Thursday, October 15, at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m. ET. Oklahoma City plays at Houston that night at 8:30 p.m. ET. On Friday, October 16, Milwaukee visits Indiana at 7 p.m. ET, Miami visits Orlando at 7 p.m., Sacramento plays at San Antonio at 8 p.m., Portland plays at Golden State at 10 p.m. and Denver visits the Lakers at 10:30 p.m. Cleveland has finished its preseason and opens at Philadelphia on Thursday, October 22. The regular season starts on Tuesday, October 20.

Update: two nights later, with their starters back, the Knicks beat the Raptors 122-120 at Madison Square Garden.

Opinion: why neither Knicks-Raptors score this week meant much.