The Portland Trail Blazers are finishing off their long seven-game road trip with a clash against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. Portland has gone 4-2 so far on the trip, losing only to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, two of the top three teams in the NBA. This matchup with the Thunder, yet another game against a top-three team, could be another difficult contest.
As they did with the matchup against the Celtics, the Blazers face a shorthanded team. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams are both out heading into this contest, as well as a couple other rotation players.