Game ID: 22300215
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Portland Trail Blazers
Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
Moda Center, Portland, OR
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
POR 21 22 23 25 91OKC 33 43 25 33 134
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
POR availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Simons missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 3 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 9 min since (42% of 22)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 41 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 4 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 6 since 10/30, returns tonight: 3 min (16% of 16)
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 6 min since (28% of 22)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 42 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 5 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 5 min since (23% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Mays 17 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 10 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 6 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (37% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Sharpe 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Mays 17 to 30 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 11 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 7 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (35% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 4 min since (39% of 11)
NEW Mays 17 to 31 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 12 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 5 since 11/12, returns tonight: 25 min (87% of 29)
OUT Henderson missed 8 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 6 min since (35% of 16)
NEW Mays 17 to 29 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 13 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 9 since 11/03, returns tonight: 17 min (59% of 28)
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 5 min since (29% of 16)
NEW Mays 17 to 27 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/26 · 3 days' restOUT Simons missed 14 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 24 min since (85% of 29)
BACK Henderson back 11/22 after 9, 17 min since (59% of 28)
POR availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 15 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 3 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 28 min since (96% of 29)
BACK Henderson back 11/22 after 9, 22 min since (77% of 28)
OKC availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 4 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (159% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restBACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 19 min since (159% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 20 min since (169% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/19 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 16 min since (134% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Dieng missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 14 min since (114% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 5 since 11/14, returns tonight: 8 min (81% of 10)
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 13 min since (110% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 11/19, returns tonight: 34 min (106% of 32)
BACK Dieng back 11/25 after 5, 8 min since (81% of 10)
NEW Joe 18 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 11/28 after 3, 34 min since (106% of 32)
BACK Dieng back 11/25 after 5, 5 min since (48% of 10)
NEW Joe 18 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 26 and Sharpe at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (11 straight), Brogdon (4 straight), Henderson (7 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Portland's 114. Call it OKC 113, Portland 108.
11/12 @ LAL 110-116 — POR notes
POR lost 110-116. POR shot 50% (45 of 90) to LAL's 49%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 9 times against 25 fouls committed. POR turned it over 15 times to LAL's 9, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. Grant led with 23 (8 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Sharpe added 19, Mays 15. Q4 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 91-80 against them. Ayton's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 @ UTA 99-115 — POR notes
POR lost 99-115. POR shot 42% (37 of 88) to UTA's 46%, 11 of 35 from three. POR turned it over 17 times to UTA's 12, and UTA turned those into 11 steals. Grant led with 26 (10 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Ayton added 22, Sharpe 17. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. Bouyea's -17 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 vs CLE 95-109 — POR notes
POR lost 95-109. POR took 16 more shots (91 to 75), but shot 37% to CLE's 56%, 13 of 38 from three. POR turned it over 12 times to CLE's 17. The glass went 30-47 against them. Grant led with 17 (7 of 17, 1 of 6 from three); Reath added 16, Mays 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 81-67 against them. Sharpe's -27 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs LAL 95-107 — POR notes
POR lost 95-107. POR took 8 more shots (89 to 81), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to LAL's 49%, 10 of 37 from three. Grant led with 24 (8 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Sharpe added 17, Ayton 17. Q3 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 10 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 85-70 against them. Grant's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 vs OKC 91-134 — POR notes
POR lost 91-134. POR shot 40% (34 of 85) to OKC's 60%, 9 of 34 from three, and went to the line 21 times to OKC's 14 — 14 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 31-43 against them. Grant led with 14 (4 of 12, 1 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Walker added 13, Mays 11. Q3 was theirs, 23-25, but the other 3 periods went 109-68 against them. Mays's -37 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 35 and Booker at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Beal (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Sharpe at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Simons (12 straight), Brogdon (5 straight), Henderson (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 44 percent from three to Portland's 31 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and Portland minus-7. Call it Phoenix 119, Portland 108, Phoenix by 11.
11/22 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Ayton at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (13 straight), Henderson (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 24 and Markkanen at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (6 straight), Hendricks (13 straight), Sensabaugh (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Portland minus-8 and the defense, Portland allowing 117 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Utah 116, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
11/26 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 120, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Crowder (7 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 22 and Ayton at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (14 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-7 a night and Portland minus-8 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Milwaukee's 10. Call it Milwaukee 121, Portland 110, Milwaukee by 11.
11/27 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Haliburton at 28 and Toppin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Nesmith (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grant at 23 and Brogdon at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Simons (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 115 a night to Indiana's 130 and the line, where Indiana takes 26 free throws a game to Portland's 19. Call it Indiana 125, Portland 113, Indiana by 12.
11/12 @ PHX 111-99 — OKC notes
OKC won 111-99. OKC shot 49% (40 of 82) to PHX's 39%, 10 of 27 from three, and got to the line 25 times to PHX's 31. OKC turned it over 7 times to PHX's 17. The glass went 33-51 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (13 of 22, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Jal. Williams added 31, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q4, 31-13: OKC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 12. OKC trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 57-40. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/14 vs SAS 123-87 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-87. OKC shot 52% (46 of 89) to SAS's 39%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 20 times to SAS's 9 — 16 points from the stripe to their 6. OKC turned it over 15 times to SAS's 24. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Giddey added 18, Jal. Williams 11. The hinge was Q3, 33-18: a lead of 10 became 25, and the lead reached 40. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/16 @ GSW 128-109 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-109. OKC shot 51% (44 of 87) to GSW's 41%, 19 of 32 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 24 (6 of 21, 3 of 7 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Joe added 23, Giddey 19. The hinge was Q1, 39-24: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/18 @ GSW 130-123 — OKC notes
OKC won 130-123 in 1 overtime. OKC shot 52% (52 of 100) to GSW's 45%, 8 of 23 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to GSW's 16. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (18 of 29, 2 of 3 from three); Holmgren added 36, Jal. Williams 22. The hinge was Q3, 34-26: the deficit went from 10 to 2. OKC trailed 51-61 at the half and won the second half 79-62. Joe was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/19 @ POR 134-91 — OKC notes
OKC won 134-91. OKC shot 60% (49 of 81) to POR's 40%, 22 of 36 from three, and got to the line 14 times to POR's 21. The glass went 43-31 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (10 of 13, 7 of 7 at the line); Holmgren added 16, Joe 15. The hinge was Q2, 43-22: a lead of 12 became 33, and the lead reached 47. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/22 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 102, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 20 and DeRozan at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Chicago's 32. Call it OKC 117, Chicago 103, OKC by 14.
11/25 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 102, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 29 and Maxey at 22 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36 and the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 113. Call it OKC 119, Philadelphia 110.
11/28 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Towns at 23 a game. Without McDaniels (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 47 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 23 a game. Without Jal. Williams (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Minnesota's 39 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it Minnesota 115, OKC 114, OKC keeping it close.
11/30 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 24 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 23 and James at 22 a game. Without Hachimura (3 straight), Vanderbilt (6 straight), Vincent (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 42 percent from three to the Lakers' 34 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 118, the Lakers 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORDA D. Ayton
DR D. Reath
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Grant
JM J. Minaya
JW J. Walker
KM K. Murray
MB M. Brown
MT M. Thybulle
RR R. Rupert
SM S. Mays
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
OKCAP A. Pokusevski
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DB D. Bertans
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
LW L. Waters III
MI Micic
OS O. Sarr
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
POR/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Gilgeous-Alexander has 28 points and OKC Thunder routs Blazers 134-91 for 5th straight win
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points before heading to the bench in the third quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fifth straight game with a 134-91 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
Rookie Chet Holmgren added 16 points and six rebounds for the Thunder, who led by as many as 47 points. Isaiah Joe had 15 points, all on 3-pointers.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault started sending his starters to the bench with about five minutes left in the third quarter and they did not return.
The Thunder shot 60.5% (49 of 81) from the floor, 61.1% (22 of 36) from 3-point range and 100% (14 of 14) from the free throw line. Eleven different players hit at least one 3.
Jerami Grant had 14 points to lead the short-handed Blazers (3-10), who have lost seven straight games.
“They just beat us in every way that you could in this game,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said.
The Thunder (10-4) were playing the second of a back-to-back after a 130-123 overtime victory over the Warriors in San Francisco. Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points in that game.
“I think it just showed our mental fortitude to be able to come off a tough overtime game and be able to focus to execute our game plan for today's game,” Joe said. “We had a good game plan coming in and everyone took it upon themselves to be a pro and just get ready.”
The Thunder played without starter Jalen Williams , who hurt his left hip during the game against the Warriors and was sore on Sunday morning. Cason Wallace started in his place.
Portland has struggled with key injuries to starting guard Anfernee Simons (thumb), rookie Scoot Henderson (ankle) and Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring). The injuries have made it tough as the team tries to move on after All-Star Damian Lillard 's departure in the offseason.
Portland ranked last in the NBA with an average of 103.9 points per game.
“Truth of the matter is we're dealing with a lot of things offensively. And anybody that knows, if you don't have playmakers, you're going to struggle. You're going to struggle,” Billups said. “We know that and we understand that. We don't make any excuses about that.”
Billups said that Brogdon was the closest to returning.
The Thunder showed no sign of fatigue in the early going, building a 33-18 lead in the first quarter. By midway through the second, Oklahoma City had stretched the lead to 51-29, and the team went into halftime ahead 76-43.
Holmgren, who scored all his points in the first half, was 6 for 6 from the field. Oklahoma City shot 71.8% from the floor in the half.
The 43-point margin of victory was the largest for the Thunder in the history of the series with Portland.
“I thought we played to our identity, regardless the circumstance and regardless of who was on the floor,” Daigneault said. "It was a testament to the guys, and also to the guys that kept themselves sharp."
UP NEXT
Thunder: Host the Bulls on Wednesday night.
Trail Blazers: Visit the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in an In-Season Tournament game.