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Portland Trail Blazers at Oklahoma City Thunder

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Williams scores 30, Hartenstein has double-double in season debut as Thunder beat Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Game Highlights

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,

Takeaways Thunder: Hartenstein proved his value immediately. The Thunder had been getting dominated on the boards in recent games, so losing the rebounding battle 49-46 resembled a victory.

Trail Blazers: Oklahoma City scored 28 points off Portland's 24 turnovers.

Key moment Oklahoma City trailed 20-13 with 5:10 left in the first quarter when Hartenstein entered the game after missing the first 15 contests. His presence was especially important because the Thunder will be without Chet Holmgren, one of the league's top rim protectors, for at least another six weeks with a pelvic fracture.

Key stat Oklahoma City outscored the Blazers 56-32 in points in the paint.

Up next The Trail Blazers visit Houston on Friday and the Thunder visit Sacramento on Monday.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Thunder: 74.7%
Trail Blazers: 25.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 17,752 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 56 12 .824 - W3
Denver 44 25 .638 12.5 W1
Minnesota 40 30 .571 17 L1
Portland 30 39 .435 26.5 W2
Utah 15 54 .217 41.5 L10
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