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Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers

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Thunder face the Trail Blazers, seek 5th straight victory

Oklahoma City Thunder (8-2, second in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (6-3, eighth in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will attempt to build upon its four-game win streak with a victory over Portland.

Portland went 42-40 overall and 29-23 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Trail Blazers gave up 115.8 points per game while committing 19.9 fouls last season.

Oklahoma City finished 64-18 overall, 12-4 in Northwest Division action and 30-10 on the road a season ago. The Thunder gave up 107.9 points per game while committing 19.0 fouls last season.

INJURIES

: Trail Blazers: Robert Williams III: day to day (rest), Shaedon Sharpe: out (meniscus), Vit Krejci: out (leg), Ja Morant: out (hamstring).

Thunder: Cason Wallace: out (shoulder), Nikola Topic: day to day (back), Thomas Sorber: day to day (knee), Chet Holmgren: out (knee), Jaylin Williams: day to day (back), Jalen Williams: out (ankle).

Regular Season Series

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 40%
Thunder: 60%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W4 Streak L2
104.2 Points Against 113.8
8-2 Last Ten Games 6-3
112.2 Points Per Game 119.3
46 Field Goal % 47
35 Three Point % 36
47.3 Rebounds Per Game 45.2
23.1 Assists Per Game 26.2
5.9 Blocks Per Game 4.8
8.1 Steals Per Game 7.3
1.2 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
13.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.9
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ja Morant, G Out Nov 7
Vit Krejci, G Out Nov 4
Shaedon Sharpe, G Out Aug 24
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaylin Williams, F Out Nov 9
Thomas Sorber, C Out Nov 3
Cason Wallace, G Out Oct 30
Chet Holmgren, C Out Oct 30
Jalen Williams, G Out Oct 28

Thunder Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ HOU L 119-98
@ CLE W 117-112
vs CLE W 124-116
@ MEM W 128-97
vs WSH W 114-75

Trail Blazers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ UTAH W 112-90
@ DEN W 118-110
@ PHX W 132-119
@ LAL L 124-118
vs SA L 125-103

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 8 2 .800 - W4
Minnesota 8 3 .727 0.5 W4
Portland 6 3 .667 1.5 L2
Denver 5 4 .556 2.5 L1
Utah 1 9 .100 7 L8
Full Standings

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