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(Sports Network) - The Oklahoma City Thunder aim to bounce back from a frustrating loss in their last outing when the up-and-coming club continues its current road trip with tonight's clash against the Toronto Raptors from the Air Canada Centre.

The Thunder appeared on their way to a sixth straight win in Wednesday's opener of this three-game trek after jumping out to a 19-point second-quarter lead against Charlotte. The Bobcats roared back, however, to claim a 100-92 victory.

Oklahoma City owned a seemingly-comfortable 51-32 advantage with 2 1/2 minutes left in the first half, but an 11-0 run to close out the second quarter brought Charlotte within eight points at the break. The Bobcats then outscored the Thunder by a 30-19 margin in the third quarter and were able to stay in front the rest of the way.

"We had a chance to close out the half and it didn't happen, but we knew [the Bobcats] were going to make a run," said Thunder head coach Scott Brooks. "This is one of the better teams on their home floor."

Kevin Durant recorded 26 points and 10 boards in the loss, only the fourth in the last 21 games for Oklahoma City, while Jeff Green scored 17 points and Russell Westbrook finished with 15 points and 10 assists.

The Thunder, who are presently percentage points ahead of Phoenix for fifth place in a competitive Western Conference playoff race, will attempt to get back on track against a slumping Raptors club that was able to halt a five- game losing streak with Wednesday's 106-105 triumph over Atlanta at the Air Canada Centre.

Chris Bosh only had 14 points for Toronto -- 10 points under his season average -- but the All-Star forward came up with the game-winning basket with just 2.1 seconds left to cap a strong Raptors' rally in the final minute.

Toronto trailed 105-101 with a minute to go before Bosh scored on a hook shot, and Hedo Turkoglu made 1-of-2 foul shots after Atlanta failed to score on the ensuing possession to bring the Raptors within a point. Turkoglu missed the second attempt, but the Hawks' Marvin Williams was standing out of bounds while collecting the rebound to allow Toronto to retain possession.

Bosh then beat the Hawks' Al Horford along the right baseline to put the Raptors ahead, and a desperation shot by Atlanta as time expired landed well off the mark.

"We just didn't give up, we didn't give in," Bosh said. "It came down to the defensive end. We got huge stops and we didn't let them have the offensive rebounds."

Andrea Bargnani contributed 22 points and 11 boards for Toronto, which had lost nine times in a 10-game span coming in. The skid has dropped the Raptors into eighth place in the East, 2 1/2 games ahead of Chicago for the conference's final playoff spot.

The Raptors have been tough to beat at home this season, bringing a 23-10 mark as the host into tonight's tilt. In addition, the Thunder franchise has left with a loss in each of its last three stops in Toronto and hasn't won in the city since November 13, 2005.

The Thunder did record a 119-99 rout of the Raptors in Oklahoma City on February 28, although Bosh missed that contest with a sprained left ankle.