Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationShai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 points, NBA-leading Thunder beat Trail Blazers 118-108
Jalen Williams added 24 points and eight assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the Thunder rebound from a home loss to Dallas on Thursday night. Oklahoma City is 37-8 overall and 17-5 on the road.
Deni Avdija had 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Portland.
Portland made things interesting in the final period, cutting it to 93-88 on Anfernee Simons' free throws. The Thunder countered with a banked 3-pointer from Williams to make it 96-88. A 3-pointer from Alex Caruso made it 105-90.
Trail Blazers: Rookie center Donovan Clingan has been in and out of the lineup this season with injuries. He returned Friday night in a win over Charlotte, finishing with 13 rebounds and four blocks. “I’m happy to have him back out there,” coach Chauncey Billups said.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 118 - 108 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 118 - 108 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 118 - 108 |
| 4th 22.2 | |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | 118 - 108 |
| 4th 24.1 |  |
Toumani Camara misses 3-foot two point shot | 118 - 108 |
Statistics
 OKC |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 42-89 | FG | 33-81 |
| 47.2 | Field Goal % | 40.7 |
| 10-30 | 3PT | 18-40 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 45.0 |
| 24-29 | FT | 24-28 |
| 82.8 | Free Throw % | 85.7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 19 | Fouls | 27 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Shaedon Sharpe, SG | Out | Apr 13 |
| Deni Avdija, SF | Out | Apr 13 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Anfernee Simons, SG | Out | Apr 12 |
| Deandre Ayton, C | Out | Apr 12 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 14 |
| Jaylin Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 13 |
| Ousmane Dieng, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Jan 12 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,619 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
 Denver |
50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
 Portland |
36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
 Utah |
17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |
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