November 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Tied at the Half, Blazers Bury the Thunder With a 38-21 Third Quarter

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Portland and Oklahoma City were level at 59 at the break. Then the Blazers outscored the 8-2 Thunder by 17 in the third and won 123-103, ending a two-game skid.

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Portland and Oklahoma City walked off at halftime tied at 59, and the game was over before the fourth quarter began. The Blazers outscored the Thunder 38-21 in the third, turned a coin flip into a 97-80 lead, and won 123-103 against a team that arrived 8-2. It ended a two-game losing streak and made a comfortable night of what looked like a toss-up.

Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 points in 24 minutes, hitting 8 of 15 shots and 4 of 10 from three. Deni Avdija played a game-high 34 minutes and had 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Sidy Cissoko added 17. Donovan Clingan scored only seven but pulled down 13 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson each finished with 11.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander topped Oklahoma City with 26 points and eight rebounds, but he needed 22 shots to get there and missed all four of his threes. Jared McCain gave the Thunder 21 points, with four threes on seven tries. Aday Mara had the visitors' only double-double, 10 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes. Bennett Stirtz scored 13 off the bench.

The first half was a trade of punches: Oklahoma City took the first quarter 27-26, Portland the second 33-32. After the break the Thunder managed 21 points in the third and 23 in the fourth, and Portland's 26-23 edge in the last period only added to the margin. Portland won just one of four against Oklahoma City last season. The two teams meet here again before the Blazers leave for six games on the road.

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