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Portland Trail Blazers at Oklahoma City Thunder

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28-36, 12-22 Away
Final
89 - 107

52-11, 28-4 Home

Wiggins, Williams lead Thunder past Blazers 107-89 with Gilgeous-Alexander held out for rest

Aaron Wiggins leads Thunder with 30 in win over Blazers

Gilgeous-Alexander was held out for rest, missing just his second game this season. The Thunder were also without Chet Holmgren (lower right leg contusion) and Isaiah Hartenstein (broken nose).

They still had more than enough to win their sixth straight game. The Blazers got within two points midway through the fourth quarter, but Williams and Wiggins responded with 3-pointers and the Thunder cruised from there.

Williams finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Alex Caruso scored 17 points, and Isaiah Joe and Ousmane Dieng had 16 apiece.

Scoot Henderson scored 22 points and Shaedon Sharpe added 19 for the Blazers.

Takeaways Trail Blazers: F Jerami Grant returned after missing four games with tendinitis in his right knee.

Thunder: Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer at 32.8 points per game, earned his rest by scoring 51 points Monday night against Houston and 41 points Wednesday night at Memphis.

Key moment Williams hit a midrange jumper as the shot clock expired with 4:21 remaining to make it 95-85.

Key stat Oklahoma City held an opponent under 90 points for the first time since November.

Up next The Thunder will complete a three-game homestand with back-to-back games against Denver on Sunday and Monday. The Blazers host Detroit on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

OKC wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 89 - 107
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 89 - 107
4th 8.0 shot clock turnover 89 - 107
4th 31.0 Branden Carlson defensive rebound 89 - 107
4th 33.1 Rayan Rupert misses 5-foot two point shot 89 - 107

Statistics

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33-95 FG 39-84
34.7 Field Goal % 46.4
8-43 3PT 14-38
18.6 Three Point % 36.8
15-18 FT 15-17
83.3 Free Throw % 88.2
53 Rebounds 43
14 Offensive Rebounds 4
39 Defensive Rebounds 39
15 Assists 25
6 Steals 12
4 Blocks 8
17 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
8 Fast Break Points 16
46 Points in Paint 48
16 Fouls 13
6 Largest Lead 21
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thomas Sorber, C Day-To-Day Jul 21
Jalen Williams, F Day-To-Day Jul 10
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Yang Hansen, C Day-To-Day Jul 21
Damian Lillard, PG Out Jul 17
Robert Williams III, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Shaedon Sharpe, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Scoot Henderson, G Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 17,911 · 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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