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11/11 00:52 CST Damian Lillard scores 25 points as the Trail Blazers beat the
Thunder 123-103
Damian Lillard scores 25 points as the Trail Blazers beat the Thunder 123-103
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) --- Damian Lillard scored 25 points and the Portland Trail
Blazers snapped a two-game skid with a 123-103 victory over the Oklahoma City
Thunder on Tuesday night.
Deni Avdija added 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Blazers in
the first of back-to-back home games against Oklahoma City.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points on 8-of-22 shooting for the Thunder, who
had won four straight. Gilgeous-Alexander also grabbed eight rebounds but
missed all four of his 3-point attempts and did not play in the fourth quarter.
The Thunder are without several key players because of injuries, including
Jalen Williams (ankle), Chet Holmgren (knee) and Cason Wallace (shoulder).
Jaylin Williams missed his fourth game with back spasms.
Oklahoma City, coming off a 114-75 victory over Washington on Saturday,
acquired guard/forward Nique Clifford from Sacramento on Sunday. Clifford came
off the bench and made his Thunder debut to start the second quarter. He scored
on a reverse layup early in the fourth.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 early points and the Thunder had a 27-26 edge in
the first quarter. The back-and-forth first half ended even at 59 with neither
team able to build a double-digit lead.
Jared McCain made a 3-pointer that put the Thunder in front 69-67, but Lillard
answered with his own 3. Lillard hit back-to-back 3s to stretch Portland's lead
to 79-71.
Lillard made a 3 from the logo that gave Portland a 97-80 lead going into the
fourth. Jrue Holiday's 3-pointer put the Blazers up 106-89.
Sidy Cissoko started for the Blazers in place of Scoot Henderson, who scored 11
points off the bench on 3-for-12 shooting. Cissoko finished with 17 points.
Holiday also had 11 points off the bench, and Donovan Clingan pulled down 13
rebounds.
McCain finished with 21 points for the Thunder.
Up next
The teams play again Wednesday in Portland.
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