The host Portland Trail Blazers took down the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, 114 - 109. Portland (25 - 35) has had a disappointing season but made up some ground in the Western Conference playoff race with a big win over OKC. The Blazers were carried to victory by strong play from their tandem of backcourt stars. Damian Lillard led the team with 33 points on 11 - of - 23 shooting, while C.J. McCollum added another 18 points. On top of that, it was perhaps the best game of new Blazer Jusuf Nurkic's young career. Nurkic scored 18 points and dished out six assists while blocking five shots. Nurkic also led the team with 12 rebounds, including two clutch offensive boards near the end of the game. Despite tough opposition from Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook, Portland was able to fight for the narrow victory at the end of the game. Oklahoma City (35 - 26) saw superstar Russell Westbrook put the weight of the team on his shoulders throughout the game. Westbrook took a whopping 36 shots on the night, making only 12. However, he went a perfect 15 - of - 15 at the free - throw line and had six three - pointers, finishing the night with a massive 45 points. As a team, it was not the Thunder's strongest showing, as they shot under 40 percent and had just 11 assists on the night. Despite the Blazers generally being a weaker team on the glass, the Thunder were also out - rebounded 44 - 40. This was despite the efforts of bench big man Enes Kanter, who had an 18 - point, 10 - rebound double - double. Portland will host the Nets on Saturday, while the Thunder will visit Phoenix on Friday.
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