Trail Blazers pull away in third, rout Thunder 123-103

Player of the game

Deni Avdija 24 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST

8.1

The Trail Blazers beat the Thunder 123-103 at Moda Center, and the third quarter decided it. Portland outscored Oklahoma City 38-21 in the period and moved to 7-3.

The Thunder led at the half, 59-59 only after a 32-point second quarter, so the game was level before the break. Then the Blazers took over. An 8-0 run in the third pushed the score from 80-89 to 80-97, and the Thunder never got back into it. Portland added 26 more in the fourth to close out the 20-point win.

Deni Avdija was the player of the game with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Damian Lillard led the scoring with 25, and Donovan Clingan grabbed 13 rebounds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 for Oklahoma City, and Aday Mara had 10 boards. The Thunder fell to 8-3.

Chirp's Sim had the Thunder winning 57% of 10,000 simulations. It missed.

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