Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 24 points, Mike Muscala finishes with 23 and Thunder stops a three-game losing streak by beating Trail Blazers 125-122
PORTLAND, Ore.- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points, Mike Muscala finished with 23 and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak Monday with a tight 125-122 win over the Trail. Portland Blazers.
Damian Lillard, who has totaled 30 or more units in his last three games, had 26 and 10 assists for the Blazers. Anfernee Simons had 26 points off the bench and Enes Kanter had 13 and grabbed 22 rebounds.
After Portland closed the gap in the third quarter, a Hamidou Diallo basket from outside put the Thunder ahead 105-98 with just over 8 minutes to go.
Another layup from Diallo extended Oklahoma City’s lead to 111-100. Carmelo Anthony’s 3-pointer brought Portland to 117-111 with 3:25 left, but Darius Bazley responded with a 3-pointer for the oThunder.
In the dying moments, Lillard made two 3-pointers in a row for Portland that left the board 124-122 with 1.5 seconds left, but the comeback fell short.
Both teams were playing their second meeting in two days: the Thunder lost 108-100 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, and the Trail Blazers beat the New York Knicks 116-113.