Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 26, Thunder hold on to beat Trail Blazers 123-115
The Thunder move to 20-1 with the win, their only loss coming against the Trail Blazers on Nov. 5.
In his second game back from wrist surgery, Jalen Williams had 16 points and eight rebounds in 34 minutes.
Deni Avdija finished with 31 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists for Portland. Toumani Camara had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Jerami Grant scored 18 points.
Holding a 76-74 lead, the Thunder unsuccessfully challenged Holmgren’s fourth foul with 5:00 left in the third quarter. He returned to start the fourth quarter but picked up his fifth foul. Portland cut the lead to 95-93 before Holmgren returned with 8:08 left.
That's when the Thunder regained control. A layup by Kenrich Williams pushed the lead to 102-93 with 6:53 left. Williams made it 105-96 on a 3-pointer a little more than a minute later.
Gilgeous-Alexander’s fadeaway pushed Oklahoma City ahead 107-100 with 4:18 to go.
Portland got back within two points 107-105 with 2:58 left, but the Thunder led by Gilgeous-Alexander used their experience to close out the game.
Offense flowed for both teams in the second quarter, with both shooting over 40% from the 3-point line and 50% from the field. Grant’s 3-pointer with 9.2 seconds remaining gave Portland a 55-54 halftime lead.
The Thunder were without Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso.
Trail Blazers: At Toronto on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 123 - 115 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 123 - 115 |
| 4th 5.3 |  |
Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 1 | 123 - 115 |
| 4th 5.3 |  |
Jaylin Williams enters the game for Chet Holmgren | 123 - 114 |
| 4th 5.3 | |
Chet Holmgren shooting foul | 123 - 114 |
Statistics
 OKC |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-90 | FG | 35-89 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 16-49 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 25-32 | FT | 29-37 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 41 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 29 | Fouls | 22 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Hansen, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 10 |
| Jrue Holiday, G | Out | Dec 10 |
| Robert Williams III, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 10 |
| Donovan Clingan, C | Out | Dec 10 |
| Matisse Thybulle, G | Out | Dec 1 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cason Wallace, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 10 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein, C | Out | Dec 9 |
| Isaiah Joe, G | Out | Dec 9 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Thomas Sorber, C | Out | Sep 5 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,597 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
24 | 1 | .960 | - | W16 |
 Denver |
17 | 6 | .739 | 6 | W3 |
 Minnesota |
15 | 9 | .625 | 8.5 | L1 |
 Portland |
9 | 15 | .375 | 14.5 | L2 |
 Utah |
8 | 15 | .348 | 15 | L2 |
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