3rd trimester report
Thunder has overcome an early deficit to resume the advantage in it. They took an advance of 93-86 against the Blazers trail.
If the Thunder continues to play like this, he will reach his record of 37-8 in no time. On the other hand, the Trail Blazers will have to be satisfied with an assessment of 17-29 unless they return the situation (and quickly).
Who’s playing
Oklahoma City @ Portland Trail Blazers
Current records: Oklahoma City 36-8, Portland 17-28
How to look
- When: Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 6 p.m.
- Or: Moda Center au pink Quarter – Portland, Oregon
- TV: Fan duel SN – Oklahoma
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- Ticket cost: $ 7.00
What to know
The Thunder has played three games at home but will soon dust his road jersey. They will face the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday at 6 p.m. He at the Moda Center in Rose Quarter. A glance at the odds and it can be said without making a mistake that the Thunder does not lose sleep before Sunday’s match.
Last Thursday, the Thunder was at hand but could not reduce the gap since it lost 121-115 against the Mavericks.
The Thunder’s defeat occurred despite a quality match by Jalen Williams, who scored 11 out of 19 on the road around 33 points more seven assists and four interceptions. In addition, Williams also posted a percentage of success in the field of 57.9 %, which is the highest he has posted since December 2024. Aaron Wiggins, on the other hand, was considerably less useful: he went from 0 to 6 at long distance.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers had already won three consecutive victories (a sequence during which they dominated their opponents of 14 points on average) and they took the lead and made four on Friday. They obtained a 102-97 W on Charlotte. Portland was led 37-24 with 9: 36 to play in the second quarter, but they still returned for a practical five-point victory.
The victory of the Trail Blazers is the fruit of a real team effort, with many players achieving solid performances. The best of them was perhaps Anfernee Simons, who scored 27 points in addition to five rebounds and two interceptions.
Even if they won, the Trail Blazers had trouble working together and finished the match with only 17 assists. They are 4-8 when they just don’t pass the ball.
Oklahoma City’s defeat ended a sequence of nine consecutive victories at home and brought them back to 36-8. As for Portland, his victory was his third consecutive on the road, which brought his file to 17-28.
Sunday’s match promises to be a disjointed match: the Thunder has not abandoned the ball easily this season, with only 11.4 reversals on average per game (they are classified first in terms of reversals per game in total). This is another story for trail blazers because they have an average of 15.5. Given the considerable advantage of the Thunder in this area, the Trail Blazers will have to find a way to fill this gap.
The Thunder beat the Trail Blazers 109-99 in the last team game in November 2024. The revenge match could be a little more difficult for the Thunder since the team will not have the advantage of the field this time. We will see if the place change makes a difference.
Odds
Oklahoma City is big favorite with 13.5 points against Portland, according to the last NBA odds.
The line derived a little towards the Thunder, while the match opened with the Thunder as a favorite of 11.5 points.
The most/less is 225.5 points.
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History of the series
Oklahoma City has won all the matches they have played against Portland in the past 3 years.
- November 20, 2024 – Oklahoma City 109 against Portland 99
- November 01, 2024 – Oklahoma City 137 against Portland 114
- March 06, 2024 – Oklahoma City 128 against Portland 120
- January 23, 2024 – Oklahoma City 111 against Portland 109
- January 11, 2024 – Oklahoma City 139 against Portland 77
- November 19, 2023 – Oklahoma City 134 against Portland 91
- March 26, 2023 – Oklahoma City 118 against Portland 112
- February 10, 2023 – Oklahoma City 138 against Portland 129
- December 21, 2022 – Oklahoma City 101 against Portland 98
- December 19, 2022 – Oklahoma City 123 against Portland 121
