The Trail Blazer’s hot start was a sign of things to come in the Thunder’s 136-119 loss at Portland Wednesday.
“Once they made their first couple, I thought there were some really hard shots there,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “… Because what happens, you start making some shots, the ball goes in the basket, and all of a sudden you make tougher ones.”
The Blazers started the game 10-of-10 from the field on their way to a 42-point first quarter, Portland’s highest-scoring quarter this season. The Trail Blazers finished the night shooting 46.7 percent from 3-point range.