National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 109, Portland 99
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#46 Ben Taylor, #9 Natalie Sago, #63 Derek Richardson
Attendance:
17752
By Field Level Media
Jalen Williams scored 30 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 28 as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 109-99 on Wednesday night.
It was the Thunder's 14th consecutive win over the Blazers, dating back to January 2022.
Williams controlled the game during the decisive stretch late in the fourth, scoring eight points in a 10-1 run to put the Thunder ahead by 10 with 3:45 left.
Oklahoma City ended a two-game skid while snapping the Blazers' three-game winning streak.
Portland cut the Thunder lead to one with just more than five minutes remaining before Williams took over, hitting a pullup jumper.
Isaiah Hartenstein, making his season debut after missing the first 15 games with a broken hand, finished off the next possession with an alley-oop dunk, and Williams hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Oklahoma City in control.
Williams added eight assists, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks. He hit five of Oklahoma City's nine 3-pointers.
Gilgeous-Alexander was just 7 of 19 from the floor but hit all 14 of his free throws.
Hartenstein played more than 28 minutes, finishing with 13 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks.
The game was tight throughout.
Portland jumped to a 23-13 lead late in the first quarter before the Thunder scored the final eight points of the quarter.
The Blazers went 0 for 5 with four turnovers in going scoreless for the final four minutes of the first.
But after that, neither team led by more than six until the Thunder's late run put the game away.
Shaedon Sharpe led the Blazers with 21 points, going 6 of 16 from the floor.
Portland's bench play had fueled its winning streak but the Thunder's bench outscored the Blazers' 44-31.
The Blazers were once again without Deandre Ayton and Anfernee Simons. Ayton missed his fourth consecutive game with a right finger sprain while Simons missed his third consecutive game with an undisclosed illness.
About midway through the third quarter, Portland point guard Scoot Henderson suffered a quad contusion and did not return.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Portland |
|
Oklahoma City |
Shaedon Sharpe 21 |
Scoring |
Jalen Williams 30 |
Scoot Henderson 8 |
Assists |
Jalen Williams 8 |
Toumani Camara 9 |
Rebounds |
Isaiah Hartenstein 14 |
Jerami Grant 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 14 |
Donovan Clingan 2 |
Steals |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3 |
Dalano Banton 3 |
Blocks |
Isaiah Hartenstein 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Portland
|
99 |
40.5 |
15-38 |
20-28 |
18 |
49 |
7 |
6 |
24 |
Oklahoma City
|
109 |
44.0 |
9-31 |
20-23 |
24 |
46 |
8 |
14 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Thunder have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .500 after a loss.