Trail Blazers Beat Thunder Again 118-108, Two-Game Sweep Ends 19 Losses in 20 Meetings Skid
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108 at the Moda Center on the night of November 11, completing a two-game sweep. A day earlier, Portland had routed the Thunder 123-103 on the same floor. Before the two wins, Portland had lost 19 of its previous 20 meetings with Oklahoma City, making the back-to-back sweep arguably the team's most convincing showing of the season so far.
The November 11 game was much tighter: Oklahoma City led 32-28 after the first quarter, Portland answered with a 24-8 second-quarter run to lead 56-50 at halftime, and the margin was 88-85 after three. The teams were tied at 99 with five minutes left before Portland scored in the clutch to close it out. Forward Deni Avdija led Portland with 28 points and 6 assists, and Damian Lillard added 18 points and 3 assists. For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Portland shot 19 of 49 from three (38.8%), while Oklahoma City made only 11 of 36.
Portland won despite missing Shaedon Sharpe and Vit Krejci. The two wins lift the Trail Blazers to 8-3 early in the season, and the team will look to ride its depth as it pushes for a playoff spot.
Source: Heavy
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