Durant leads Sonics past Toronto 123-115

Kevin Durant did it all Friday night, hitting deep 3-pointers, slamming a poster-worthy baseline dunk over a 7-footer and throwing a no-look pass on the fastbreak.

Yep, the Seattle rookie had fun against Toronto.

Durant scored 27 points, Wally Szczerbiak added 23 off the bench, and the SuperSonics held off Toronto's late rally for a 123-115 victory.

The Sonics rebounded from a lackluster, uninspired effort two nights earlier against New Orleans, thanks largely to Durant.

Durant scored 14 in the third quarter alone, keeping Seattle close long enough for his teammates to make a spirited run to pass and pull away from Toronto over the final 16 minutes.

Szczerbiak made four 3-pointers and Chris Wilcox was 7-for-7 from the field and finished with 16 points for the Sonics.

Chris Bosh scored 16 of his 26 in the first half, but made just 4 of 13 shots in the second half. The Raptors dropped their second straight game on a seven-game Western Conference swing.

Seattle took its biggest lead at 116-98 on Durant's fourth 3-pointer with 4:09 left. Toronto made a furious rally, outscoring Seattle 13-0 over the next 2 1/2 minutes, behind a trio of 3-pointer and two baskets by Jose Calderon.

Szczerbiak's jumper with 1:25 left stemmed the surge, but Calderon scored again. Calderon finally missed, but a Seattle turnover gave Toronto the ball with 36 seconds left, down 118-113.

Carlos Delfino hit a wide open 3 with 21 seconds left, but officials correctly ruled his left foot was on the sideline when he caught the ball.

After Damien Wilkins made one of two free throws, Bosh dropped an inbound pass that Wilkins grabbed. He hit both free throws this time to seal the victory.

Nick Collison had 10 points and 10 rebounds, as seven Sonics scored in double figures. Earl Watson, Jeff Green and Luke Ridnour all added 10 points.

Seattle took control late in the third quarter, but it was the start of the quarter where Durant kept the Sonics close.

Durant scored Seattle's first 11 second-half points, including his baseline dunk on Rasho Nesterovic.

Durant took a touch pass from Watson and powered through Nesterovic, slamming the ball onto his head. Even Durant knew the dunk would be a highlight, celebrating by giving Watson a hip bump as the crowd roared.

The three-point play got Seattle within 70-67, but it was Wilcox's fastbreak dunk off a no-look pass by Durant that ignited the Sonics' 21-9 run to close the third quarter. Durant hit a deep 3, but it was Collison, Green and Szczerbiak doing most of the work. Collison assisted on three straight baskets and Szczerbiak capped the quarter with his third 3-pointer to give Seattle a 92-83 lead.

The lead grew to 18 on Durant's 3-pointer, before Toronto's final rally. The Raptors matched their season-high with 13 3-pointers. Anthony Parker scored 18 and Jason Kapono scored 16 off the bench. Delfino and Calderon both finished with 15.

Notes:@ Calderon had seven assists in the first quarter and finished with 16, matching his season-high. ... Toronto led 62-56 at halftime. The 62 points was Toronto's most in the first half this season. ... Seattle has three days off before playing Christmas night in Portland.