Live stream: Blazers 66, Thunder 58

The Portland Trail Blazers (12-30) play against the Oklahoma City Thunder (29-13) at Paycom Center

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Game Time: 8:00 PM EST on Tuesday January 23, 2024

Portland Trail Blazers 66, Oklahoma City Thunder 58 (Half)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
scoot henderson with 12 points, 4 assists, 0 turnovers in the first half. okc is nba’s best at turning you over. super impressive. por 66, okc 58 at the half. – 9:08 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Welp, I don’t think the Thunder will threaten to win by 62 points tonight – 9:06 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Blazers just +18’d the Thunder in the second quarter in OKC in case anyone else just lazily threw the Thunder moneyline into a parlay tonight. – 9:06 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
OKC got a really good look for Davis Bertans to end the half, but it rimmed out, and the Thunder trail the Blazers 66-58 at intermission. – 9:06 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
HALF: Blazers 66, Thunder 58
SGA – 16 points, 4 assists
JDub – 9 points
Dort – 6 points, 3 rebounds
Grant – 12 points, 5 rebounds
Brogdon – 12 points, 4 assists
Henderson – 12 points, 4 assists – 9:06 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers shooting 64 percent from the field so far in the second quarter to build a 63-54 lead with 1:19 to play in the first half. – 9:01 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Really good job by Keyontae Johnson defending a Jerami Grant iso, did not let him create space with his body, forced Grant to hit a tough baseline fade. – 9:00 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Thunder just needs to get back to doing the little things. Davis Bertans checks in now to try to add a spark. in transition, no one picks up the ball, splashes a wide-open 3 with numbers Portland holds a 59-53 lead. I think OKC will settle in. – 8:58 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Now Davis Bertans is about to check in after Simons hits a 3 to give the Blazers a 59-52 lead – 8:58 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Keyontae Johnson checks in and wrestles away a loose ball between 3 Blazers that leads to a bucket.
Mark Daigneault looking for a spark to get OKC going. – 8:56 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Keyontae Johnson checks in for OKC – 8:54 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Giddey fires it inside to find Wiggins underneath on the cut for the reverse layup. Grant answers back with a corner 3. OKC calls timeout as Blazers lead 54-50 with 4:44 left in the 2Q – 8:53 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Following this Timeout, Mark Daigneault is putting Keyontae Johnson into this game. I think that is the right call. He can provide a spark, always playing with energy, I think people will be surprised by his Def/Reb. Looking forward to those minutes. – 8:52 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Great anticipation by Josh Giddey right off that pitch pass from Lu Dort to fire it inside to a cutting Wiggins. – 8:52 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers already with 20 three-point attempts with 6 minutes to play in the first half (they average 34 per game). – 8:50 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Fantastic Dump off pass by Chet Holmgren to avoid the Charge, Scoot was trying to stop the Holmgren drive, Wiggins cuts down the lane and gets an easy finish. – 8:47 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Blazers are on a 14-4 run as Walker hits a 3. OKC’s lead cut down to 42-39 with 8:45 left in the 2Q as it calls a timeout – 8:44 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers outscoring the Thunder 11-4 so far in the second quarter to cut what was a 13-point lead to 42-39 with 8:45 to play in the first half – 8:44 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Kenrich Williams IDs the help coming to Chet Holmgren baseline, cuts behind it, Chet finds him on a dump off pass for a finish, good stuff there after a bleh start to the second frame. Mark Daigneault wants a timeout up 42-39 – 8:43 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
A couple of bad turnovers by Chet and Micic have turned this into a 4-point game. Blazers doing much better so far tonight than they’ve done the first 2 games – 8:42 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Thunder 38, Blazers 28: end of first quarter. 8 points, 2 assists for Malcolm Brogdon. 6 points, 3 rebounds for @JeramiGrant. 5 points, 1 rebound/steal for @DuopReath. POR shooting 41 percent, OKC 60 percent. – 8:38 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1st quarter
10 PTS
3 REB
4 AST
1 STL
SGA started out 0-3 from the line.
He lets out a big sigh of relief as he hits his 4th and 5th free throws. – 8:37 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
After Jabari Walker’s three-point shot fell in after the buzzer, the Blazers were only down ten at the end of one.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is up to ten points, shooting 40 percent – 8:36 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
End of 1Q: Thunder 38, Blazers 28
SGA – 10 points, 4 assists
JDub – 5 points
Chet – 4 points, 4 rebounds
Brogdon – 8 points, 2 assists
Grant – 6 points, 3 rebounds – 8:36 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
BOOM Jaylin Williams with a quick five points off the bench after that triple. – 8:32 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder is the #1 free throw shooting team in the NBA.
They’ve started 2-8 from the line tonight. – 8:30 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder 12-0 run.
JDub 3
JDub midrange jumper
Dort 3
SGA jumper
Giddey layup
Thunder scored 134 and 139 in this season’s two previous Blazers matchups. – 8:20 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder on an 12-0 run.
JDub 3
JDub midrange jumper
Dort 3
SGA jumper
Giddey layup
Thunder scored 134 and 139 in this season’s two previous Blazers matchups. – 8:19 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Chet Holmgren with a huge rejection off the glass, keeps it in play, knows he is about to keep it in play, and works for the rebound to push the pace down the floor. SGA eventually scores on the possession what a high level sequence @MichaelOnSports detailed in his YT this week. – 8:19 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder on an 8-0 run.
JDub 3
JDub midrange jumper
Dort 3
Thunder scored 134 and 139 in this season’s two previous Blazers matchups. – 8:17 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Another fast start for OKC against the Blazers. Dort makes a corner 3 to build up a 14-7 lead. Portland calls a timeout with 8:52 left in the 1Q – 8:15 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Great screen by Chet Holmgren forces the Grant-Ayton Switch, Ayton on an island vs Jalen Williams who takes advantage of the space by knocking down a 3.
Next possession Jalen Williams is matched up on Ayton again, and Williams gets up a middy in the paint. Good stuff. – 8:15 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Chet Holmgren starts the game with perfect PnR defense, showing against the guard recovering to Ayton to force the miss, comes down and gets a middy jumper to start the scoring on the other end off the bounce. – 8:11 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
SGA receives the December Western Conference Player of the Month award: pic.twitter.com/SD05oboJBK8:00 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander receives his Western Conference Player of the Month award pic.twitter.com/HKaFTU324t7:59 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Thunder starting five vs Portland pic.twitter.com/YCgHrYof0m7:31 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Thunder starting lineup:
SGA
Giddey
Dort
JDub
Chet – 7:31 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder starters vs Blazers
SGA
Dort
Giddey
JDub
Chet
OKC takes the #1 spot in the West with a win. – 7:19 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Live chat for Blazers-Thunder is now open for paid subscribers on the Substack app open.substack.com/chat/posts/5e4…7:08 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Jerami Grant in pregame warmups pic.twitter.com/PzUCclaoOo6:44 PM

Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
Rockets say Jalen Green (illness) and Reggie Bullock (low back) are questionable for tomorrow night’s game against Portland. Tari Eason remains out. Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr and Jeff Green are not on the injury report after missing Sunday’s game – 6:36 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault “there’s a great deal of continuity and stability here [the Oklahoma City franchise]…that level of stability and continuity that compounds in so many different ways, and probably in ways we don’t even notice at this point…it’s something I don’t take for granted” – 6:33 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault on Lu Dort when asked about his hot shooting
“It’s always good when he gets some candy because he’s really playing in character on offense this year.” – 6:32 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal have scored 479 of #Suns 728 points in 6-game win streak.
127-109 at Lakers – 86 Big 3
127-116 at Blazers – 78 Big 3
119-117 vs. Kings – 56 Big 3
123-109 at Pelicans – 91 Big 3
117-110 vs. Pacers – 91 Big 3
115-113 vs. Bulls – 77 Big 3 pic.twitter.com/LfvMTAmpuR6:03 PM

Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Chet Holmgren Named To Player Pool For 2024 USA Men’s Basketball National Team
🔗 | on.nba.com/3u3JneS pic.twitter.com/dM4yPj1n1d6:02 PM

Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
I had a thought earlier this week: is it a golden rule that NBA teams must rebound well to be great? Do they have to adhere to traditional positions?
Turns out, this OKC team has something in common with the Seven Seconds or Less Suns and the LeBron Heat
selloutcrowd.com/okc-thunder/20…5:56 PM
Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Tre Jones is questionable tomorrow vs OkC with a left ankle sprain per Spurs – 5:23 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserves serious MVP consideration alongside Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic
(By @ColinCBSSports)
cbssports.com/nba/news/why-s…5:20 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Chet Holmgren included in 2024 Team USA player pool ahead of Olympics (via @The_ThunderWire):
okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2024/01/23/che…5:02 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Thunder PR:
CHET HOLMGREN NAMED TO USA BASKETBALL PLAYER POOL pic.twitter.com/B7EYeHebta4:59 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Thunder PR on Chet Holmgren making the Team USA pool: pic.twitter.com/b9lKBqzcYu4:50 PM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
The Knicks should go get Brogdon – 4:39 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“I got nothing to prove in this league. I’m a max player, and I’ll continue to be a max player.”
Deandre Ayton in an interview with @MarkG_Medina pic.twitter.com/wnMynVS6Yj4:37 PM

Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
❝It’s always a 0-0 mentality…that’s the idea of this team and this organization.❞
@luthebeast catches up with @NickAGallo ahead of tonight’s matchup. pic.twitter.com/rHsU5I2pQ14:30 PM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
🚨New Words🚨
Here’s Why The Knicks Should Trade for Malcolm Brogdon:
open.substack.com/pub/tommybeer/…4:27 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
New Locked On #Thunder Podcast:
🏀 Grading your trades
🏀 Top trade targets
🏀 14 targets discussed
youtu.be/L7C8LbUjqew?si… pic.twitter.com/M3JZUydb7J4:06 PM

Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Does trading Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Poku, Tre Mann, and picks make sense? bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/20/nba… pic.twitter.com/0abJ6hRek74:00 PM

Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Rockets should have Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr., Jeff Green back for Trail Blazers game houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-n… via @houstonchron – 3:41 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
Heat owes a lottery protected 1st round pick to OKC in 2025. If Heat surprisingly misses playoffs next season, then OKC would get Heat’s 2026 1st round pick instead of 2025 pick, and Charlotte then would get Heat’s (unprotected) 1st round pick in ’28 instead of protected 27 pick. – 3:32 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Mark Daigneault explains Aleksej Pokusevski’s lack of playing time (via @The_ThunderWire):
okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2024/01/23/mar…3:25 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Austin Reaves on the body language conspiracy theorists who picked apart D’Angelo Russell’s and Rui Hachimura’s moods after the Blazers win: “The social media world reaches for some things every now and then” pic.twitter.com/fnfeYdPC4p2:23 PM

Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Jabari Smith Jr, Fred VanVleet and Jeff Green, who were all out on Sunday, practiced today. Rockets coach Ime Udoka said he expects them to play tomorrow vs. Portland. Tari Eason went through parts of practice but is headed to a “week-to-week” ramp up after being out so long. – 2:15 PM

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