DeMar DeRozan

Cross-checked NBA, Raptors, Bulls, Wizards, and Cavaliers coverage, official box scores and scorer reports, franchise histories, playoff recaps, record summaries, and recurring fan memory. Toronto's first conference-finals breakthrough supplies three selections, led by the career-high scoring record; the second of DeRozan's unprecedented consecutive buzzer-beaters represents his Chicago renaissance without allowing two adjacent games to crowd out his postseason prime.

1. #1. DeRozan set Toronto's franchise scoring record with 52 points, making 17 field goals and 13 free throws while adding eight assists as the Raptors beat Giannis Antetokounmpo's Bucks 131–127 in overtime. NBA: DeRozan scores a Raptors-record 52 · NBA official Bucks–Raptors scorer's report
2. #2. DeRozan scored 28 points as Toronto routed Miami 116–89 in the first Game 7 win in franchise history, sending the Raptors to their inaugural Eastern Conference finals. NBA official Heat–Raptors Game 7 record · NBA official Heat–Raptors Game 7 box score
3. #3. DeRozan scored 32 points on 12-of-24 shooting as Toronto beat eventual champion Cleveland 99–84, earning the first conference-finals victory in franchise history after two road blowouts. NBA: Cavaliers–Raptors 2016 East finals Game 3 recap · NBA official Cavaliers–Raptors Game 3 box score
4. #4. DeRozan scored a then-playoff-high 37 points on 14-of-23 shooting as Toronto set a franchise playoff scoring record and took a 2–0 first-round lead over Washington in 2018. Wizards: DeRozan's 37 lead Toronto in Game 2 · NBA official Wizards–Raptors Game 2 record
5. #5. One night after beating Indiana at the horn, DeRozan hit a contested corner three as time expired in Washington, becoming the first NBA player to make game-winning buzzer-beaters on consecutive days. NBA: DeRozan wins a second game in two days at the buzzer · NBA: Full Focus on DeRozan's consecutive winners

Reviewed through 2026-07-18