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11/29 01:02 CST Portland faces Oklahoma City on home losing streak
Portland faces Oklahoma City on home losing streak
By The Associated Press
Oklahoma City Thunder (19-1, first in the Western Conference) vs. Portland
Trail Blazers (8-11, ninth in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Portland aims to end its three-game home losing streak with a win
over Oklahoma City.
The Trail Blazers are 3-2 against the rest of their division. Portland is 3-4
in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Thunder are 15-1 in Western Conference play. Oklahoma City has a 13-0
record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Trail Blazers make 44.5% of their shots from the field this season, which
is 2.1 percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their
opponents (42.4%). The Thunder are shooting 48.7% from the field, 0.5% higher
than the 48.2% the Trail Blazers' opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Thunder won 122-95 in the
last matchup on Nov. 24.
TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 25.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.5
assists for the Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant is averaging 13.0 points over the
last 10 games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 32.9 points per game and averaging 4.9
rebounds for the Thunder. Jaylin Williams is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 3-7, averaging 115.6 points, 47.4 rebounds, 23.7
assists, 6.6 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 122.2 points per game.
Thunder: 10-0, averaging 121.1 points, 41.7 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 10.7 steals
and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 102.9 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson: out (hamstring), Matisse Thybulle:
out (thumb), Jrue Holiday: out (calf), Blake Wesley: out (foot), Damian
Lillard: out for season (achilles).
Thunder: Aaron Wiggins: day to day (thigh), Nikola Topic: out (groin), Isaiah
Hartenstein: day to day (ankle), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
