Thunder Use Fourth Quarter Run to Hold Off Blazers
In a game that had 10 ties and nine lead changes, the Oklahoma City Thunder went on a 10-1 run in the fourth quarter to take control and beat Portland 109-99 on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.
The win was the Thunder's 14th in a row over the Trail Blazers.
Jalen Williams knocked down back-to-back three-pointers during the run to built a 10-point OKC lead.
Williams had a game high 30 points and made five of the Thunder's nine three-pointers.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and was a perfect 14-for-14 at the free throw line.
Center Isaiah Hartenstein made his official debut in a Thunder uniform after missing the first 15 regular season games with a broken left hand.
He set a Thunder record for most rebounds in a debut with 14 and added 13 points.
The Thunder forced 22 Blazers turnovers to offset 9-for-31 shooting from three-point range.
Alex Caruso had 17 points off the bench on 8-for-11 shooting and Ajay Mitchell added 10 points.
The Thunder improve to 12-4 on the season and get a few days off before starting a four-game road trip at Sacramento on Monday night at 9:00 pm.