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11/11 23:55 CST Trail Blazers sweep the Thunder with a 118-108 win
Trail Blazers sweep the Thunder with a 118-108 win
By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) --- Deni Avdija had 28 points, Damian Lillard scored 18
points, and the Portland Trail Blazers completed a two-game sweep of the
Oklahoma City Thunder with a 118-108 win on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 31 points,
including 23 in the second half, as the Thunder coughed up a fourth-quarter
lead. Isaiah Hartenstein had 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Portland center Donovan Clingan had 12 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Jrue Holiday
pitched in 19 points off the bench.
Oklahoma City trailed by 12 in the third quarter, but a 3-pointer by Nique
Clifford tied the game at 88 with 11:11 left. A loose ball led to a layup by
Kenrich Williams to give the Thunder their first lead since the first half and
forcing a Blazers timeout with 10:41 left.
Portland's stars rallied the Blazers, with Avdija and Lillard scoring 20 of
their 30 fourth-quarter points. Lillard's 3-pointer with 6:17 left cut the lead
to 94-93. After free throws by Gilgeous-Alexander and a putback by Robert
Williams III, Portland took the lead back 99-98 on free throws by Avdija with
5:24 left.
A floater by Lillard made it 108-100 with 2 minutes left. Free throws by
Gilgeous-Alexander made it 108-102, only for Lillard to answer with a driving
layup to make it 110-102. Jared McCain's 3-pointer with 1:19 left pulled OKC
within 110-105. But Lillard's free throws made it 112-105 with a minute left.
After trailing by as many as nine, Portland closed the 1st half on a 15-4 run.
After technical foul on OKC coach Mark Daigenault made it 51-45, Holiday hit a
3-pointer with 1:13 left to make it 54-45.
Up next
Oklahoma City: Visits the L.A. Clippers on Friday night.
Portland: Visits Sacramento on Friday night.
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