The Portland Trail Blazers never had a chance against the Oklahoma City Thunder as they fell 122-95 in the second meeting between the two teams. Portland trailed by 21 points after the first quarter and never truly threatened that massive lead throughout the rest of the contest.
The Blazers were led by the 21 points of Jerami Grant. Deni Avdija really struggled in the contest, making just 4 of his 16 attempts from the field en route to a season-low 11-point performance.
The Thunder were led by 37 points from reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. They also got 20 points from Ajay Mitchell off the bench.
Here are some observations from the blowout.
Over Right Away
Portland led 8-4 a few minutes into the game. However, the game was immediately put out of reach with a 32-8 run from Ok

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