Thunder 101-98 Trail Blazers (22 Dec, 2022) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

17-15, 10-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	32	22	24	20	98
OKC	22	27	29	23	101

Oklahoma City Thunder

14-18, 9-7 home

101

Luguentz Dort misses 30-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Josh Giddey makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 4-foot dunk (Josh Giddey assists)
Aleksej Pokusevski misses layup
Aleksej Pokusevski misses driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Luguentz Dort makes 5-foot two point shot (Lindy Waters III assists)
Luguentz Dort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)
Mike Muscala makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Aaron Wiggins misses two point shot
Kenrich Williams misses driving floating jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses running pullup jump shot
Aaron Wiggins misses two point shot
Jalen Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eugene Omoruyi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eugene Omoruyi makes dunk
Jerami Grant blocks Aaron Wiggins 's 12-foot pullup jump shot
Josh Giddey makes driving layup
Kenrich Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey makes 7-foot two point shot
Luguentz Dort makes dunk (Josh Giddey assists)
Luguentz Dort misses layup
Kenrich Williams makes tip shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses running pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Aleksej Pokusevski makes 5-foot layup (Kenrich Williams assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Williams makes 5-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jalen Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
Anfernee Simons blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 4-foot two point shot
Mike Muscala misses 22-foot jumper
Mike Muscala misses three point jumper
Jalen Williams makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Josh Giddey misses layup
Josh Giddey makes 6-foot two point shot (Luguentz Dort assists)
Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jumper
Isaiah Joe makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aleksej Pokusevski assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Luguentz Dort misses driving layup
Aleksej Pokusevski makes dunk
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort misses 28-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Joe makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
Isaiah Joe misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kenrich Williams misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Justise Winslow blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 5-foot layup
Lindy Waters III makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes jumper
Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
Drew Eubanks blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 4-foot driving layup
Keon Johnson blocks Isaiah Joe 's 3-foot layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Williams misses driving floating jump shot
Mike Muscala makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Aaron Wiggins misses driving layup
Jalen Williams makes two point shot
Kenrich Williams makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Giddey assists)
Kenrich Williams makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Aleksej Pokusevski assists)
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 15-foot jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Kenrich Williams makes tip shot
Luguentz Dort makes 2-foot dunk (Kenrich Williams assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 10-foot two point shot
Isaiah Joe misses 28-foot three point jumper
Mike Muscala misses jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Josh Giddey makes 8-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Jalen Williams makes 3-foot driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists)
Jalen Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot
Jerami Grant makes three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)
Anfernee Simons misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jusuf Nurkic makes 7-foot hook shot (Jerami Grant assists)
Josh Hart makes 2-foot layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Anfernee Simons 's 27-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart makes 2-foot layup (Drew Eubanks assists)
Anfernee Simons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)
Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 29-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart makes driving layup
Justise Winslow misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 32-foot three point jumper
Shaedon Sharpe makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Justise Winslow assists)
Luguentz Dort blocks Damian Lillard 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Shaedon Sharpe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Drew Eubanks makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Damian Lillard assists)
Trendon Watford makes 3-foot layup (Justise Winslow assists)
Trendon Watford misses driving floating jump shot
Trendon Watford makes tip shot
Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jumper (Drew Eubanks assists)
Jerami Grant misses 13-foot two point shot
Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jusuf Nurkic makes 4-foot hook shot (Trendon Watford assists)
Jusuf Nurkic misses layup
Jusuf Nurkic makes tip shot
Shaedon Sharpe misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jerami Grant misses driving layup
Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 10-foot two point shot
Drew Eubanks makes 2-foot dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard makes 6-foot two point shot (Anfernee Simons assists)
Anfernee Simons misses 11-foot two point shot
Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Drew Eubanks assists)
Drew Eubanks misses two point shot
Justise Winslow misses driving layup
Jerami Grant makes layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
Damian Lillard makes three pointer (Jerami Grant assists)
Damian Lillard makes 7-foot two point shot
Damian Lillard misses 32-foot three point jumper
Jerami Grant misses running pullup jump shot
Anfernee Simons makes 27-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Jusuf Nurkic makes 14-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
Mike Muscala blocks Jerami Grant 's 6-foot driving layup
Jerami Grant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jusuf Nurkic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anfernee Simons misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jerami Grant makes 3-foot dunk (Josh Hart assists)
Jerami Grant misses layup
Jusuf Nurkic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)
Justise Winslow makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)
Damian Lillard makes 29-foot three pointer (Josh Hart assists)
Damian Lillard makes two point shot
Drew Eubanks misses layup
Justise Winslow misses two point shot
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart makes driving layup
Anfernee Simons misses driving layup
Jerami Grant makes driving layup
Justise Winslow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Drew Eubanks makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Keon Johnson assists)
Shaedon Sharpe misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Trendon Watford makes tip shot
Trendon Watford makes driving layup
Jerami Grant misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Damian Lillard makes 7-foot two point shot
Damian Lillard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jerami Grant makes 28-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Keon Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Anfernee Simons makes 26-foot three pointer (Damian Lillard assists)
Jerami Grant makes 3-foot dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
Jerami Grant makes 3-foot dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses driving layup
Damian Lillard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot

TRAIL BLAZERS

THUNDER

TIME		POR	OKC
12:00	Jusuf Nurkic vs. Aleksej Pokusevski (Jerami Grant gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Jerami Grant makes three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	3	0
11:18	Aleksej Pokusevski steps out of bounds turnover	3	0
11:06	Josh Hart bad pass (Aleksej Pokusevski steals)	3	0
10:49	Luguentz Dort misses 30-foot three point jumper	3	0
10:45	Josh Hart defensive rebound	3	0
10:37	Aleksej Pokusevski kicked ball violation	3	0
10:24	Damian Lillard bad pass (Luguentz Dort steals)	3	0
10:20	Josh Giddey makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	3	2
10:08	Anfernee Simons misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:05	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	3	2
9:56	Josh Giddey makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	3	4
9:34	Jusuf Nurkic makes 7-foot hook shot (Jerami Grant assists)	5	4
9:25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 4-foot dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	5	6
9:02	Josh Hart makes 2-foot layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	7	6
8:51	Aleksej Pokusevski misses layup	7	6
8:49	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	7	6
8:32	Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	10	6
8:08	Luguentz Dort lost ball turnover (Jusuf Nurkic steals)	10	6
8:06	Jalen Williams shooting foul	10	6
8:06	Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2	10	6
8:06	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	10	6
8:06	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	10	6
8:06	Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2	11	6
7:49	Aleksej Pokusevski misses driving layup	11	6
7:47	Trail Blazers defensive team rebound	11	6
7:30	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Anfernee Simons 's 27-foot three point jumper	11	6
7:26	Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound	11	6
7:15	Anfernee Simons shooting foul	11	6
7:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	11	7
7:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	11	8
6:58	Josh Hart makes 2-foot layup (Drew Eubanks assists)	13	8
6:46	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	13	8
6:45	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	13	8
6:41	Anfernee Simons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)	16	8
6:40	Thunder Full timeout	16	8
6:21	Jalen Williams lost ball turnover (Drew Eubanks steals)	16	8
6:11	Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	8
6:08	Thunder defensive team rebound	16	8
5:56	Josh Hart shooting foul	16	8
5:56	Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	16	9
5:56	Justise Winslow enters the game for Anfernee Simons	16	9
5:56	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Jerami Grant	16	9
5:56	Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	16	10
5:45	Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	10
5:42	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	16	10
5:36	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Jalen Williams	16	10
5:36	Mike Muscala enters the game for Aleksej Pokusevski	16	10
5:33	Drew Eubanks vs. Josh Giddey (Josh Hart gains possession)	16	10
5:33	Josh Giddey lost ball turnover (Drew Eubanks steals)	16	10
5:25	Damian Lillard misses 29-foot three point jumper	16	10
5:21	Drew Eubanks offensive rebound	16	10
5:18	Josh Hart makes driving layup	18	10
5:07	Josh Giddey traveling	18	10
5:07	Lindy Waters III enters the game for Josh Giddey	18	10
4:51	Justise Winslow misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	10
4:47	Drew Eubanks offensive rebound	18	10
4:45	Damian Lillard misses 32-foot three point jumper	18	10
4:42	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	18	10
4:35	Damian Lillard shooting foul	18	10
4:35	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2	18	10
4:35	Thunder offensive team rebound	18	10
4:35	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	18	11
4:27	Shaedon Sharpe makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Justise Winslow assists)	20	11
4:07	Luguentz Dort makes 5-foot two point shot (Lindy Waters III assists)	20	13
3:58	Luguentz Dort blocks Damian Lillard 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	20	13
3:58	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	20	13
3:58	Trendon Watford enters the game for Josh Hart	20	13
3:57	Shaedon Sharpe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)	23	13
3:45	Luguentz Dort lost ball turnover (Damian Lillard steals)	23	13
3:41	Drew Eubanks makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Damian Lillard assists)	25	13
3:27	Luguentz Dort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)	25	16
3:14	Mike Muscala personal foul	25	16
3:02	Trendon Watford makes 3-foot layup (Justise Winslow assists)	27	16
2:41	Mike Muscala makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	27	19
2:18	Trendon Watford misses driving floating jump shot	27	19
2:13	Trendon Watford offensive rebound	27	19
2:13	Trendon Watford makes tip shot	29	19
2:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	29	21
1:41	Trendon Watford offensive charge	29	21
1:41	Trendon Watford turnover	29	21
1:41	Trail Blazers Full timeout	29	21
1:41	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Luguentz Dort	29	21
1:41	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Lindy Waters III	29	21
1:41	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Damian Lillard	29	21
1:41	Jerami Grant enters the game for Justise Winslow	29	21
1:15	Aaron Wiggins misses two point shot	29	21
1:12	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	29	21
1:04	Anfernee Simons bad pass (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	29	21
59.1	Drew Eubanks shooting foul	29	21
59.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	29	22
59.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2	29	22
57.1	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	29	22
44.0	Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jumper (Drew Eubanks assists)	32	22
28.1	Kenrich Williams misses driving floating jump shot	32	22
23.1	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	32	22
7.0	Jerami Grant misses 13-foot two point shot	32	22
4.1	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	32	22
1.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses running pullup jump shot	32	22
1.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	32	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	22

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 2-0

Trail Blazers
121
Thunder
123

Game 1

20/12

Trail Blazers
98
Thunder
101

Game 2

22/12

Thunder
138
Trail Blazers
129

Game 3

11/2

Thunder
118
Trail Blazers
112

Game 4

27/3

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 22 December 2022

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 15,107

Referees:
Rodney Mott
Michael Smith
CJ Washington

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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