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Josh Giddey contributed 16 points and seven rebounds as Oklahoma
City won a third straight game for the first time since Dec.
18-22.
Mamadi Diakite added 12 points and seven rebounds, Ty Jerome had
11 points and eight assists, Mike Muscala also scored 11 points
and Kenrich Williams had 10 points for the Thunder.
CJ McCollum and Anfernee Simons scored 19 points apiece as the
Trail Blazers lost for the fourth straight time and sixth in
their past seven games. Jusuf Nurkic registered 14 points and 16
rebounds and Tony Snell had 13 points and eight boards for
Portland.
Simons' 3-point attempt bounced off the rim as time expired.
The Trail Blazers were short-handed after trading Norman Powell
and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers earlier Friday
in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and
a 2025 second-round draft pick.
The Thunder also defeated Portland 98-81 on Monday, holding the
visiting Trail Blazers to a season-low point total.
Oklahoma City won the rematch despite shooting 37.9 percent from
the field, including 15 of 42 from 3-point range.
The Trail Blazers connected on 39.6 percent of their shots and
were 6 of 33 from behind the arc.
Dort's 3-pointer gave the Thunder a 91-84 lead with 5:02
remaining. Neither team scored again until McCollum's runner
with 1:59 to play.
Simons later made two free throws to move Portland within 93-90
with 9.4 seconds left. Muscala sank two free throws with 7.6
seconds remaining before Simons converted a three-point play as
the Trail Blazers cut their deficit to 95-93 with 3.6 seconds to
play.
Dort split two free throws with 3.1 seconds left before Simons'
last-second miss.
Portland led 58-48 after Nurkic's dunk with 8:27 remaining in
the third quarter.
Oklahoma City rallied and Dort made two free throws to give his
club a 73-71 lead with 2:03 left in the period.
McCollum's 30-foot 3-pointer with 48.6 seconds remaining gave
the Trail Blazers a 76-75 edge that they carried into the fourth
quarter.
Portland led by five early in the fourth quarter before Muscala
scored seven points during an 11-0 burst that gave Oklahoma City
an 86-80 lead with 7:10 left to play.
Snell scored 11 first-half points and the Trail Blazers led
50-46 at the break.
--Field Level Media
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