Game ID: 22500280
Portland Trail Blazers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 39 28 29 26 122POR 18 28 22 27 95
OKC vs POR ScoutingOKC vs POR Scouting
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.
OKC availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Dort missed 5 since 11/05, returns tonight: 22 min (84% of 26)
OUT Wiggins missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 17 min since (147% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 22 min since (84% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 17 min since (145% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 27 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 6 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 15 min since (127% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 7 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (106% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 8 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (101% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 9 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
OKC availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 10 since 11/07, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 11 since 11/07, returns tonight: 20 min (104% of 19)
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OKC availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 11/26, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 12)
OUT Dieng missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 20 min since (104% of 19)
POR availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Henderson missed 12 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 7 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 6 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Love back 11/14 after 4, 5 min since (22% of 21)
BACK Rupert back 11/12 after 4, 5 min since (43% of 12)
POR availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Henderson missed 13 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 8 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 7 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Love back 11/14 after 4, 9 min since (45% of 21)
BACK Rupert back 11/12 after 4, 5 min since (42% of 12)
POR availability going into 11/19 · back-to-backOUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 14 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 9 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 8 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Love back 11/14 after 4, 17 min since (82% of 21)
BACK Rupert back 11/12 after 4, 6 min since (49% of 12)
POR availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 15 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 10 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 9 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Love back 11/14 after 4, 17 min since (84% of 21)
BACK Rupert back 11/12 after 4, 6 min since (49% of 12)
NEW Murray 22 to 27 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 4 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 16 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 11 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 10 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Love back 11/14 after 4, 21 min since (103% of 21)
POR availability going into 11/24 · back-to-backOUT Holiday missed 5 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 17 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 12 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 11 since 11/03, out tonight
NEW Murray 22 to 27 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 6 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 4 since 11/19, returns tonight: 22 min (77% of 28)
OUT Henderson missed 18 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 13 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 12 since 11/03, out tonight
NEW Love 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Cissoko 18 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/30 · 3 days' restOUT Holiday missed 7 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 19 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 14 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 13 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Sharpe back 11/26 after 4, 22 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Murray 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Cissoko 18 to 24 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 8 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 20 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 15 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 14 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Sharpe back 11/26 after 4, 22 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Murray 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Cissoko 18 to 24 min over the last 5
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 123 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (8 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 130, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 29 free throws a game; Sharpe at 28 and Avdija at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Holiday (4 straight), Sharpe (2 straight), Henderson (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to Portland's 130 and the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it OKC 126, Portland 111, OKC by 15.
11/15 @ CHA 109-96 — OKC notes
OKC won 109-96. OKC shot 51% (45 of 89) to CHA's 39%, 11 of 23 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (13 of 19, 3 of 4 from three); Holmgren added 25, Mitchell 14. The hinge was Q3, 32-18: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 22. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/17 @ NOP 126-109 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-109. OKC shot 49% (43 of 87) to NOP's 49%, 17 of 42 from three, and went to the line 28 times to NOP's 15 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. Holmgren led with 26 (10 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Dort 17. The hinge was Q1, 49-24: from level to 25 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/19 vs SAC 113-99 — OKC notes
OKC won 113-99. OKC shot 47% (41 of 88) to SAC's 44%, 10 of 38 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (12 of 24, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Holmgren added 21, Dort 14. The hinge was Q2, 31-25: a lead of 2 became 8, and the lead reached 18. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/21 @ UTA 144-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 144-112. OKC shot 61% (51 of 83) to UTA's 48%, 23 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 13 times to UTA's 27. The glass went 26-39 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (9 of 14, 3 of 3 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Joe added 16, Williams 15. The hinge was Q3, 43-20: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 22, and the lead reached 36. OKC trailed 67-68 at the half and won the second half 77-44. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/23 vs POR 122-95 — OKC notes
OKC won 122-95. OKC shot 53% (45 of 85) to POR's 37%, 15 of 36 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 37 (13 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Mitchell added 20, Joe 10. The hinge was Q1, 39-18: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/26 vs MIN — 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 123 a night and allowing 102, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 98, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 21 a game. Without Hyland (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Minnesota's 32 and the line, where Minnesota takes 27 free throws a game to OKC's 22. Call it OKC 115, Minnesota 106.
11/28 vs PHX — 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 124 a night and allowing 104, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (10 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brooks at 20 and Booker at 19 a game. Without Allen (6 straight), Green (9 straight), Dunn (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the line, where OKC takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 21 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 13. Call it OKC 118, Phoenix 108, OKC by 10.
11/30 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 30 free throws a game; Avdija at 26 and Grant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Holiday (7 straight), Henderson (19 straight), Thybulle (14 straight). 3 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 36 and Holmgren at 14 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Wiggins (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-8 a night and OKC minus-6 and the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it OKC 119, Portland 112.
12/02 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Horford (3 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 29 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 14 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Hartenstein (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Golden State's 31 and the line, where OKC takes 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 22. Call it OKC 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
11/16 @ DAL 133-138 — POR notes
POR lost 133-138 in 1 overtime. POR took 18 more shots (113 to 95), fed by 22 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to DAL's 51%, 14 of 47 from three, and got to the line 32 times to DAL's 40. Sharpe led with 36 (12 of 32, 3 of 9 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Avdija added 29, Grant 26. Q1 was theirs, 37-29, but the other 4 periods went 109-96 against them. They led by as many as 12. Avdija's -11 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/18 vs PHX 110-127 — POR notes
POR lost 110-127. POR shot 43% (42 of 97) to PHX's 48%, 10 of 41 from three. Sharpe led with 29 (12 of 24, 0 of 6 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Avdija added 19, Love 17. Q4 was theirs, 28-27, the deficit cut from 18 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 100-82 against them. Murray's -29 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 vs CHI 121-122 — POR notes
POR lost 121-122. POR took 11 more shots (107 to 96), fed by 26 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to CHI's 48%, 12 of 42 from three, and went to the line 32 times to CHI's 14 — 21 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 64-38 for them. Grant led with 33 (10 of 18, 5 of 9 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Avdija added 32, Clingan 17. Q4 was theirs, 39-24, the deficit cut from 16 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 98-82 against them. Love's -20 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ GSW 127-123 — POR notes
POR won 127-123. POR shot 48% (42 of 88) to GSW's 48%, 16 of 45 from three. POR turned it over 20 times to GSW's 13, and GSW turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 52-32 for them. Avdija led with 26 (6 of 14, 2 of 7 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Love added 26, Clingan 22. The hinge was Q1, 35-28: from level to 7 ahead. POR trailed 65-72 at the half and won the second half 62-51.
11/23 @ OKC 95-122 — POR notes
POR lost 95-122. POR shot 37% (34 of 92) to OKC's 53%, 12 of 47 from three. Grant led with 21 (6 of 8, 3 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Avdija added 11, Rupert 10. Q4 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 28 to 27, but the other 3 periods went 96-68 against them. Grant's -29 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 46 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 24 and Rollins at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (16 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (2 straight), Prince (9 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 27 free throws a game; Avdija at 23 and Grant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Holiday (5 straight), Sharpe (3 straight), Henderson (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 46 percent from three to Portland's 29 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee minus-5. Call it Milwaukee 122, Portland 119, Portland keeping it close.
11/26 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Grant at 24 and Avdija at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Holiday (6 straight), Sharpe (4 straight), Henderson (18 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 26 and Barnes at 15 a game. Without Castle (3 straight), Wembanyama (4 straight), Harper (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-10 a night and San Antonio plus-1 and the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it San Antonio 118, Portland 115, Portland keeping it close.
11/30 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 30 free throws a game; Avdija at 26 and Grant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Holiday (7 straight), Henderson (19 straight), Thybulle (14 straight). 3 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 36 and Holmgren at 14 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Wiggins (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-8 a night and OKC minus-6 and the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it OKC 119, Portland 112.
12/02 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barnes at 21 a game. Without Barrett (4 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Avdija at 25 and Grant at 18 a game. Without Holiday (8 straight), Henderson (20 straight), Thybulle (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the line, where Portland takes 31 free throws a game to Toronto's 22 and the defense, Toronto allowing 107 a night to Portland's 117. Call it Toronto 117, Portland 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
BB B. Barnhizer
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
CY C. Youngblood
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
PORCL C. Love
DA D. Avdija
DC D. Clingan
DR D. Reath
HY H. Yang
HA Hansen
JC J. Cooke
JG J. Grant
KM K. Murray
RR R. Rupert
SC S. Cissoko
TC T. Camara
OKC/POR 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 scores 37 points, Thunder rout Blazers to avenge only loss
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points in three quarters and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122-95 on Sunday night to avenge their only loss of the season.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 13 of 18 attempts from the field and all nine of his free throws.
Ajay Mitchell scored 20 points on 8-for-8 shooting as the defending champion Thunder won their ninth straight after a 121-119 loss at Portland on Nov. 5. They improved to an NBA-best 17-1 and are 85-15 since the start of last season.
The Thunder continue to roll, despite injuries. They still are waiting on 2025 All-Star Jalen Williams to return from wrist surgery, and key reserve Aaron Wiggins missed the game with a left thigh strain. Still, Oklahoma City’s average scoring margin during its winning streak is 22.3 points, with a 13-point difference being the closest result.
Jerami Grant led Portland with 21 points. Deni Avdija , who led the Trail Blazers with 26 points the first time the teams met, finished with 11 points on 4-for-16 shooting in the rematch.
Portland guards Shaedon Sharpe and Jrue Holiday both were out with right calf strains. Sharpe is the team's second-leading scorer and Holiday is one of the team's best perimeter defenders.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 17 points in the first quarter to set the tone and help the Thunder take a 39-18 lead.
In the second quarter, Oklahoma City's Mitchell drove to the hoop before Portland's Rayan Rupert hit him in the head while going for the block. The Thunder ran down to protect Mitchell and Oklahoma City's Isaiah Hartenstein was called for a technical for escalating the situation. Mitchell made the second of two free throws on the shooting foul, then made a floater to put the Thunder ahead 49-25.
Gilgeous-Alexander's layup in the closing seconds of the first half pushed his total to 28 points and gave the Thunder a 67-46 lead at the break. The game was never close in the second half.
The teams will meet again next Sunday in Portland.
Up next Trail Blazers: At Milwaukee on Monday night.