The Trail Blazers rank 3rd in the NBA in offensive rating (118.5), and the Thunder rank 9th in defensive rating (108.5). A good spot for the offense against a middle-of-the-pack defense.
League average is 110.8, so the Trail Blazers are 7.7 above it. Deni Avdija leads them with 23.4 points a game on 57.7% true shooting.
2 of the five players who log the most minutes are out or doubtful, including Jalen Williams (Left Ankle Surgery, out since Oct 25) and Chet Holmgren (Right Knee/ Injury Recovery, out since Oct 25).
Rotation players out or doubtful: Jaylin Williams (Low back Spasms, 18 min) and Cason Wallace (Left Shoulder Surgery, 16 min, out since Oct 25).
Deni Avdija (23.4, 16th) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30.1, 2nd) both sit in the top 25 in points per game.
Deni Avdija: 6.4 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 32.4 minutes, 57.7% true shooting. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 4.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 33.7 minutes, 55.8% true shooting.
The Trail Blazers (6-1) lead the West; the Thunder (6-2) are 5th in the West. Same conference, so the result moves both in the West race.
Away record: Trail Blazers 5-0. Home record: Thunder 4-0. Streaks: Trail Blazers W3, Thunder W2.
The Thunder rank 27th in the NBA in effective field goal % (50.0%), and the Trail Blazers rank 8th in opponent eFG% (51.2%). The offense needs to find something against an average defense.
League average is 53.3%, so the Thunder are 3.3 points below it. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads them with 30.1 points a game on 55.8% true shooting.
Season before this game (POR 7 games, OKC 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
POROKCPortland Trail BlazersLast 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.
Oklahoma City ThunderLast 5: average margin -4.2 (season +1.2). Streak W2.
Portland Trail Blazers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 23.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 57.7 |
| Damian LillardG | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| Ja MorantG | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 62.2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 13.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 72.3 |
Oklahoma City Thunder| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 30.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 55.8 |
| Ajay MitchellG | 17.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 57.6 |
| Jalen WilliamsG-F | 13.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 47.2 |
| Chet HolmgrenC-F | 12.0 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 55.8 |
Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City ThunderTeam numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.