Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 points and Thunder stay unbeaten with 137-114 win over Trail Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points successful 28 minutes and nan Oklahoma City Thunder remained unbeaten pinch a 137-114 triumph complete nan Portland Trail Blazers connected Friday night.

Jalen Williams added 22 points for nan Thunder and Cason Wallace and Aaron Wiggins each had 13 disconnected nan chair arsenic Oklahoma City improved to 5-0.

Jerami Grant led Portland pinch 17 points connected 5-of-11 shooting. Four of Portland’s 5 starters scored successful double digits: Deandre Ayton had 14, Toumani Camara had 13 and Deni Avdija had 11.

Thunder: Oklahoma City poured it connected contempt Chet Holmgren mostly being a non-factor, picking up 4 fouls successful 18 minutes and scoring conscionable six points.

Blazers: After a beardown capacity successful Wednesday’s roadworthy triumph complete nan Los Angeles Clippers, Rayan Rupert followed it up pinch 14 points disconnected nan chair Friday, sinking a career-high 4 3-pointers.

After nan Blazers came backmost from down 17 to necktie nan crippled astatine 68 astatine nan half, Oklahoma City outscored nan Blazers 38-17 successful nan 3rd 4th and Portland was ne'er capable to get backmost successful it.

Oklahoma City scored 19 points disconnected nan Blazers’ 12 turnovers successful nan 3rd 4th unsocial arsenic they blew nan crippled open.

The Thunder recreation to Los Angeles to look nan Clippers connected Saturday night, while nan Blazers will beryllium successful Phoenix nan aforesaid night.

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