Analyzing Sunday’s Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.
The Oklahoma City Thunder avoided the upset and collected a 118-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. OKC has won the first three matchups between the two divisional squads and has won 15 in a row in total.
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Hartenstein finished with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, 11 rebounds and six assists. He shot 4-of-9 from the free-throw line. The double-double machine picked up right where he left off from a five-game absence due to a calf strain.
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LOS ANGELES – Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 35 points as the Thunder grabbed a bounce-back 118-108 victory in Portland on Jan 26 to push their National Basketball Association-best record to 37-8 but his teammate Isaiah Hartenstein said the Canadian’s defensive skills are underappreciated.
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It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Anfernee Simons and the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at Moda Center.
Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Sunday poured in 35 points as the Thunder grabbed a bounce-back 118-108 victory in Portland to push their NBA-best record to 37-8. The Thunder, surprised by the short-handed Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, fended off a late surge from the Trail Blazers to snap their four-game winning streak.
The reigning rookie of the year is an NBA All-Star for the first time, with the 21-year-old from France one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the midseason exhibition that will take place Feb. 16 at the home of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
Though the strength of schedule over this span hasn’t necessarily been impressive, Phoenix has been better recently, winning nine of its last 13 games. So, as the team continues its pursuit of Jimmy Butler, the Suns (24-22) are moving their way up the standings.