Thunder pulls away from the Blazers and remains undefeated

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists as undefeated Oklahoma City cruised to a 137-114 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Jalen Williams added 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals as Oklahoma City won its fifth straight game to open the season. Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace each scored 13 points off the bench, Isaiah Joe added 12 and Ousmane Dieng had 11 for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City has won 13 straight games against the Trail Blazers. One of last season's victories was by a score of 139-77, with the 62-point margin being the fifth-largest margin in NBA history.

Jerami Grant had 17 points and Deandre Ayton and Rayan Rupert added 14 each for Portland. Toumani Camara scored 13 points and Deni Avdija and Dalano Banton each had 11 for the Trail Blazers, who started the season with four losses in six games.

Oklahoma City shot 53.7 percent from the field, including 19 of 49 (38.8 percent) from 3-point range. Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 18 shots and Williams hit 8 of 12, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

Chet Holmgren blocked five shots for the Thunder.

The Trail Blazers shot 47 percent from the field and shot 15 of 35 (42.9 percent) from behind the arc.

The Thunder dominated the third quarter, outscoring Portland 38-17 and turning a halftime tie into a 21-point lead for the visitors.

Alex Caruso's basket capped a 9-0 spurt as Oklahoma City led 89-78 with 3:56 left in the quarter.

Later, Wallace knocked down a 3-pointer and Gilgeous-Alexander followed with four straight points to cap a 23-5 surge while the Thunder held a 103-83 lead with 24.1 seconds left.

A 3-pointer from Dieng gave Oklahoma City a 106-85 lead in the final stanza.

The Thunder scored nine of the first 11 points of the fourth quarter, with Ajay Mitchell's three-pointer making it 115-87 with 9:17 remaining in the game and Oklahoma City sailing to the finish.

The Thunder led by as many as 17 points in the first quarter before the score was 68 at halftime.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18 points in the half and Williams added 17 points for the Thunder. Grant had 14 points for Portland in the first half.

The Thunder led 35-18 after a three-pointer by Gilgeous-Alexander with 1:16 left in the first quarter. The score was 37-24 at the start of the second round.

Four minutes into the quarter, Oklahoma City led by 15 before Portland began to erase the deficit.

Later, a 13-2 equalizer was capped by Ayton's basket and the Trail Blazers were up 66-65 with 37.1 seconds left in the half. It ended in a tie when Williams fired a 32-foot 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left.

–Field level media