Portland Trail Blazers at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball AssociationWilliams scores 30, Hartenstein has double-double in season debut as Thunder beat Trail Blazers
Hartenstein, a free agent pickup who played for the New York Knicks last season, had been out with a broken bone in his left hand. He had 13 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in 29 minutes and provided rim protection and bulk for a team that has struggled with injuries in the frontcourt.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 28 points for the Thunder. He made just 7 of 19 field goals, but he made all 14 of his free throws to help Oklahoma City snap a two-game losing streak.
Alex Caruso scored 17 points to help Oklahoma City’s bench outscore Portland’s 44-31.
Shaedon Sharpe led Portland with 21 points and Toumani Camara and Jerami Grant each added 14 for the Trail Blazers.
The game was close for three quarters before the Thunder used a 39-30 fourth-quarter surge to pull away,
Trail Blazers: Oklahoma City scored 28 points off Portland's 24 turnovers.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 99 - 109 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 99 - 109 | |
4th 2.1 | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | 99 - 109 | |
4th 4.1 | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Deni Avdija's two point shot | 99 - 109 | |
4th 7.2 | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | 99 - 109 |
Statistics
POR | OKC | |
---|---|---|
32-79 | FG | 40-91 |
40.5 | Field Goal % | 44.0 |
15-38 | 3PT | 9-31 |
39.5 | Three Point % | 29.0 |
20-28 | FT | 20-23 |
71.4 | Free Throw % | 87.0 |
49 | Rebounds | 46 |
16 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
33 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
18 | Assists | 24 |
6 | Steals | 14 |
7 | Blocks | 8 |
22 | Turnovers | 13 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
24 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
28 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
22 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
32 | Points in Paint | 56 |
20 | Fouls | 20 |
10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 17,752 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 23 | 5 | .821 | - | W8 |
Denver | 16 | 11 | .593 | 6.5 | W2 |
Minnesota | 14 | 14 | .500 | 9 | L3 |
Portland | 9 | 20 | .310 | 14.5 | L2 |
Utah | 7 | 21 | .250 | 16 | L1 |
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