Avdija scores 28 as Blazers beat Thunder 118-108

Deni Avdija scored 28 points and the Portland Trail Blazers closed on a 19-9 run from a 99-99 tie to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108 on Wednesday, November 11.

Avdija shot 9-of-20, made all six of his free throws and added six assists and four steals. His running dunk with 36.5 seconds left made it 116-106.

Portland (8-3) won at home after 11 lead changes and five ties. Oklahoma City (8-4) played without Ajay Mitchell, who was out with a left ankle sprain.

The Thunder led 23-14 in the first quarter and 32-28 after it. A 10-0 Portland run late in the second made it 51-45, and the Blazers stretched the margin to 64-52 early in the third.

Oklahoma City worked its way back and tied it at 99 with five minutes to play. Jrue Holiday scored 19 off the bench for Portland on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range, Sidy Cissoko also had 19, and Donovan Clingan grabbed 12 rebounds.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points, 13 of them from the free-throw line, but missed all seven of his 3-point attempts. Isaiah Hartenstein had 20 points and 11 rebounds with six turnovers, and Alex Caruso made 4 of 5 from deep.

Portland made 19 3-pointers to Oklahoma City's 11 and went 25-of-26 on free throws.

Kenrich Williams' two free throws cut the lead to 112-106 with 50.6 seconds left. Clingan dunked off a Holiday pass, Avdija added his running dunk, and Toumani Camara made two free throws with 18.9 seconds left for the final score.

Up next

Thunder: at the LA Clippers on Friday, November 13.

Trail Blazers: at the Sacramento Kings on Friday, November 13.