Thunder 118-108 Trail Blazers (January 26, 2025) Game Collection

Portland, Ore–Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 Sunday night.

Jalen Williams added 24 points and eight assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help Thunder back from a home loss to Dallas on Thursday night. Oklahoma City is 37-8 overall and 17-5 away.

Deni Avdija had 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Portland.

Portland made things interesting in the last period, reducing it to 93-88 on the anfre Simons’ penalty. The Thunder acknowledged with a knocked 3-pointer from Williams to 96-88. A 3-pointer from Alex Caruso made it 105-90.

Takeaways

Thunder: Oklahoma City leads the league in stolen for the second season in a row. According to coach Mark Daigenault, the biggest cause is their best players’ defensive skill, not something he trains. “At our level, it’s the quality of the defensive staff,” he said.

Trail Blazers: The Rookie Center Donovan Clingan has been inside and out of a row this season of injuries. He returned Friday night in a win over Charlotte and ended with 13 rebounds and four blocks. “I’m glad to have him back out there,” coach Chauncey Billups said.

Key moment

Thunder surpassed Trail Blazers by 39-27 in the second quarter.

Key statistics

Oklahoma City had a 52-22 benefit in points in the paint and an advantage of 28-13 on the second chance.

Next

Thunder is in the Golden State on Wednesday night. Trail Blazers guests Milwaukee Tuesday night.

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