The Oklahoma City Thunder showed why they are on pace to be the West's No. 1-seed in the upcoming NBA playoffs with a 107-89 home win over Portland on Friday.
Portland Trail Blazers (28-35, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (51-11, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City hosts ...
Dieng 6-10 0-0 16, K.Williams 3-9 3-4 10, Jay.Williams 4-7 0-0 10, Joe 4-12 5-5 16, Wiggins 13-26 2-2 30, Jones 3-7 0-0 6, Carlson 0-4 2-2 2, Caruso 6-8 3-4 17, Flagler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-84 15-17 107.
Granted, the Blazers were playing the final stop of a grueling seven-game trip. But given the difficulty of the Blazers' remaining schedule, they are in no position to waste opportunities to pick up victories against dominant teams that leave a combined 89.8 points per game on the bench.
Oklahoma City takes on the Portland Trail Blazers after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 41 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 120-103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.