----- Damian Lillard scored a team-high 25 points and Deni Avdija added 24 points and eight assists as the Portland Trail Blazers dominated the OKC Thunder 123-103 Tuesday night at Moda Center in Protland, Oregon.
Trail Blazers answered the call on Tuesday night!
Damian Lillard scored a team-high 25 points and Deni Avdija added 24 points and eight assists as the Portland Trail Blazers responded to back-to-back losses with a dominant 123-103 victory over the OKC Thunder Tuesday night at Moda Center.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC (8-3) with 26 points but he made just 8 of his 22 shots. Jared McCain finished with 21 on 6-of-12 shooting.
The game was tied at 59 at halftime but Portland used an 18-4 run in the third to take a 12-point lead. Over the final 8:13 of the quarter, Portland outscored OKC 30-11. They shot 53% in the third quarter and connected on 7-of-14 from downtown. The Blazers led 97-80 to start the fourth.
In the game, Portland commited just nine turnovers and were +33 from beyond-the-arc. The Trail Blazers improved rebounding led to a 15-6 edge in second chance points.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will play to second of a back-to-back tomorrow night against the Thunder at Moda Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Excellent response by the Trail Blazers. Great move by Coach Nori to insert Sidy Cissoko into the starting lineup.