Deni Avdija Scores 28 as Portland Beats Thunder 118–108

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, November 11. Portland completed a sweep of the teams’ games on consecutive nights and improved to 8–3, while Oklahoma City fell to 8–4. Avdija added six assists, three rebounds, four steals and two blocks. He made nine of 20 shots from the field, including four of 13 three-point attempts, and all six of his free throws. Jrue Holiday and Sidy Cissoko each scored 19 points for Portland, while Damian Lillard contributed 18. Holiday made five of his eight three-point attempts, and Cissoko made four threes. Donovan Clingan finished with 12 rebounds and three blocks. Oklahoma City led 32–28 after the first quarter, but Portland outscored the Thunder 28–18 in the second to take a 56–50 halftime lead. The Trail Blazers led 88–85 entering the final period and won the fourth quarter 30–23. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points for Oklahoma City and made 13 of 14 free throws. Portland finished with 19 three-pointers from 49 attempts and converted 25 of 26 free throws. Oklahoma City made 11 of 36 three-point attempts and 23 of 28 foul shots. The Trail Blazers had won the previous night’s meeting at the same arena 123–103 on November 10.