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, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 7 |
| Blake Wesley, G | Out | Nov 5 |
| Matisse Thybulle, G | Out | Oct 31 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Out | Oct 21 |
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Sep 25 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Luguentz Dort, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 8 |
| Aaron Wiggins, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 8 |
| Jalen Williams, G | Out | Oct 31 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Kenrich Williams, G | Out | Sep 30 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,619 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
9 | 1 | .900 | - | W1 |
 Denver |
6 | 2 | .750 | 2 | W3 |
 Portland |
5 | 3 | .625 | 3 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
5 | 4 | .556 | 3.5 | W1 |
 Utah |
3 | 6 | .333 | 5.5 | L2 |
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