Deni Avdija Scores 28 as Portland Beats Oklahoma City 118–108

Israeli forward Deni Avdija scored 28 points as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 118–108 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday night, November 11, Thursday morning in Israel. Portland improved to 8–3, while Oklahoma City fell to 8–4. Avdija led Portland in scoring and added six assists, three rebounds, four steals and two blocks in nearly 35 minutes. He shot 9-for-20 from the field, including four three-pointers from 13 attempts, and made all six of his free throws. Sidy Cissoko and Jrue Holiday contributed 19 points apiece, Damian Lillard scored 18 and Toumani Camara added 14. Donovan Clingan collected 12 rebounds and blocked three shots. Portland led 56–50 at halftime and 88–85 after three quarters, then outscored Oklahoma City 30–23 in the fourth. The Trail Blazers made 19 of 49 three-point attempts and 25 of 26 free throws. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points, while Isaiah Hartenstein had 20 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. It was Portland’s second victory over Oklahoma City on consecutive nights at home. In the teams’ November 10 meeting, the Trail Blazers won 123–103, with Avdija recording 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds and Lillard scoring 25.