Thunder 137-114 Trail Blazers (November 1, 2024) Game Recap

PORTLAND, Ore. – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points in 28 minutes and the Oklahoma City Thunder remained undefeated with a 137-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Jalen Williams added 22 points for the Thunder and Cason Wallace and Aaron Wiggins each had 13 off the bench as Oklahoma City improved to 5-0.

Jerami Grant led Portland with 17 points on 5 of 11 shooting. Four of Portland's five starters scored in double figures: Deandre Ayton had 14, Toumani Camara had 13 and Deni Avdija had 11.

Takeaways

Thunder: Oklahoma City put a lot of emphasis on it, although Chet Holmgren was largely uninvolved, picking up four fouls in 18 minutes and scoring just six points.

Blazers: After a strong performance in Wednesday's road win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Rayan Rupert scored 14 points off the bench on Friday, sinking a career-high four 3-pointers.

Key moment

After the Blazers came back from a 17-point deficit to tie the game at 68 at halftime, Oklahoma City outscored the Blazers 38-17 in the third quarter and Portland failed to get back into the game.

Key statistics

Oklahoma City scored 19 points off the Blazers' 12 turnovers in the third quarter alone to open the game.

Next

The Thunder travel to Los Angeles to take on the Clippers on Saturday night, while the Blazers will be in Phoenix the same evening.

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