Early in the first quarter, when the The Portland Trail Blazers were trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder 21-8, the odds makers had the Blazers as 19.5 point underdogs. That’s a lot of points for a home team. Portland could have packed it in and prepared for the next game, but instead went on a run and closed the gap to 32-27 at the end of the quarter.
Portland fought hard the rest of the game, but would eventually lose to Oklahoma City 128-120. The Thunder, led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren proved to have too much fire power for the gritty Blazers.