With both teams coming of back-to-backs, the Portland Trail Blazers were the first to run out of gas in Oklahoma City, falling to the Thunder 123-114. Although the Blazers’ biggest lead was only two throughout the game, the clubs continued trading runs until costly turnovers and poor shooting led to the Blazers demise. Portland falls to 29-20; the Thunder improve to 29-18.
An exciting matchup was made even better when CJ McCollum began nailing threes at a blistering rate. He did a significant amount of his damage in the third quarter and ended the game with 31 points, three rebounds, and three assists.