The Oklahoma City Thunder (45 - 22) defeated the visiting Portland Trail Blazers (35 - 33) 128 - 94, on Monday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. After a competitive first quarter the Thunder out - scored the Blazers 20 - 8 to begin the second quarter and continued to dominate behind Russell Westbrook's 12th triple - double of the season, en route to a decisive, 34 - point victory. With this win the Thunder snap a two - game losing streak, and take the 2 - 1 upper hand in the season series, which will feature one more contest. If the Blazers and Thunder manage to retain their positions in the Western Conference, they are set to meet in the first round of the playoffs, furthering the importance of this win for OKC. Meanwhile, Portland has lost five of its last seven games. Russell Westbrook's 12th triple - double of the season consisted of 17 points (7 - 11 FG, 3 - 6 FT), 16 assists and 10 rebounds, along with two steals, in only 28 minutes. Oklahoma City had six other players contribute double digits in the points column, while they shot an incredible 59 percent from the field, including 53 percent from deep, as a team. Enes Kanter was the high - point man for the Thunder, as he poured in 26 points (9 - 15 FG, 8 - 8 FT), along with seven rebounds, two steals and one assist, in just 22 minutes off the bench, while Kevin Durant added 20 points (6 - 15 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 7 - 7 FT), seven assists and five rebounds, in 26 minutes. The Trail Blazers could not get things going as they managed to convert only 34 percent of their field goal attempts, but on the plus side shot an impressive 25 - 27 from the free throw line. Damian Lillard led his team, with 21 points (7 - 16 FG, 3 - 6 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), four assists, two rebounds and one blocked shot, in 32 minutes, while C.J. McCollum added 15 points (5 - 17 FG) in 29 minutes. The only other player to score in double digits for Portland was Al-Farouq Aminu, who chipped in 11 points, along with three rebounds and three assists, in 23 minutes. This loss puts the Trail Blazers in danger of losing grip on sixth place, as they came in only 2 games ahead of the eighth place Rockets and one game ahead of the seventh place Mavericks. Next, the Trail Blazers will continue their road - trip by heading to San Antonio for a match with the Spurs on Thursday. The Thunder will begin a three - game road trip as they face the Celtics in Boston on Wednesday.
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