Oklahoma City play the Portland Trailblazers in the last of the scrimmages before the seeding games start. This game will be the last opportunity for Billy Donovan to tinker with his lineups and system before games mean something.
The Thunder have won both scrimmages so far but Oklahoma City did not look convincing against the Sixers. Philly’s disruptive defense hounded Chris Paul and Dennis Schroder into eight turnovers. Oklahoma City did not play at all well during the first half of basketball.
It was only when the reserves came into the game that the tide shifted.