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Portland Trail Blazers beat Oklahoma City Thunder 123-103 as Damian Lillard scores 13 of his 25 in the third quarter
Damian Lillard capped a 27-9 Portland run with a 30-foot three at the third-quarter buzzer, and the Blazers beat the Thunder in the first of two straight games in Portland.
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Damian Lillard scored 13 of his 25 points in the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-103 at the Moda Center on Tuesday, November 10, in the first of two straight games between the teams in Portland. The Blazers ended a two-game losing streak and moved to 7-3. The Thunder, who had won four in a row, fell to 8-3.
Deni Avdija had 24 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, and Sidy Cissoko scored 17 in his start in place of Scoot Henderson. Lillard’s 25 tied his season high. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 26 points and 8 rebounds, but he shot 8-of-22, missed all four of his threes and did not play in the fourth quarter.
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Even at the half
Neither team led by more than seven points in a first half that went back and forth. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 points in the first quarter, and Oklahoma City led 27-26 after one. He added 8 more in a little over two minutes late in the second quarter, and Aday Mara’s dunk with 21.8 seconds left tied it 59-59 at halftime.
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Portland’s 27-9 run
Jared McCain’s running three gave the Thunder a 69-67 lead with 8:14 left in the third quarter, and Ajay Mitchell’s floater put them back ahead 71-70. After that, Portland outscored Oklahoma City 27-9 over the rest of the quarter. Lillard hit a 28-foot three for a 79-71 lead, scored on a drive and set up Robert Williams III for a dunk, and Henderson and Avdija added threes. Lillard ended the period with a 30-foot three with 1.1 seconds left for a 97-80 lead. Portland won the quarter 38-21.
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The Thunder got no closer than 14 in the fourth. Jrue Holiday’s three made it 106-89, and Cissoko hit back-to-back threes, the second for a 116-96 lead with 4:53 left. Portland led by as many as 22.
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Around the box
Holiday and Henderson scored 11 points each off the bench, with Henderson shooting 3-of-12. Donovan Clingan had 7 points and 13 rebounds, and Toumani Camara scored 12. Portland made 19 of 50 threes and 24 of 26 free throws and committed only 9 turnovers.
McCain scored 21 points for the Thunder, Mitchell added 14 and Bennett Stirtz had 13 off the bench. Mara had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Nique Clifford, acquired from the Sacramento Kings on Sunday for two second-round picks, scored 4 points in his Thunder debut. Oklahoma City played without Jalen Williams (leg), Chet Holmgren (knee), Cason Wallace (shoulder), Jaylin Williams (back) and Thomas Sorber (knee). Portland was without Ja Morant (hamstring), Shaedon Sharpe (knee) and Vit Krejci (ankle). Attendance was 19,367.
What’s next
The teams play again at the Moda Center on Wednesday, November 11, at 10 p.m. ET (5 a.m. Thursday Cairo time). After that, the Thunder visit the LA Clippers and the Blazers visit the Sacramento Kings, both on Friday, November 13.
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