Overview
- The Trail Blazers beat the Thunder 123-103 Tuesday night, snapping Portland’s two-game skid and ending Oklahoma City’s four-game winning streak.
- Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 points while Deni Avdija added 24 points and eight assists to anchor a balanced attack.
- Portland hit 19 of 50 three-pointers to build a decisive lead, outscoring Oklahoma City by 33 points from beyond the arc.
- Oklahoma City was missing multiple regulars and leaned heavily on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 26 points but shot 8-of-22 and did not play in the fourth quarter because the game was out of reach.
- The teams play the second night of the back-to-back in Portland on Wednesday, with both lineups and short rotations still shaped by lingering injuries and the result carrying immediate momentum implications.