Overview
- Oklahoma City enters at 28-5 but has dropped four of its past eight games after a blistering start.
- Portland handed the Thunder their first loss in November, and OKC won the next two; this is the teams’ fourth matchup.
- The Thunder list Isaiah Hartenstein (soleus), Jaylin Williams (heel), and Ousmane Dieng (calf) out, with Nikola Topic, Thomas Sorber, and two-way Brooks Barnhizer also unavailable.
- The Trail Blazers rule out Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant, Scoot Henderson, Matisse Thybulle, and Blake Wesley, with Kris Murray questionable and Damian Lillard out.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 in a 140-129 win over Atlanta on Monday, while Portland beat Dallas 125-122 behind Deni Avdija’s near 27-point triple-double.