The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-16) caught fire for the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter Tuesday night inside a dimmed-down Chesapeake Energy Arena before falling 115-104 to the Portland Trailblazers.
OKC stormed back from a 14-point deficit to eventually take a 102-97 lead over the Portland Trail Blazers (17-10) with 4:48 remaining.
A 23-4 run fueled the Thunder down the stretch as they rallied around the competitiveness they have instilled over the last two weeks.
However, it also forced Portland to deploy the hardest-hitting weapon from almost any arsenal in the NBA right now.