9:42 pm
April 21

Trail Blazers @ Thunder

Who will WIN this matchup?

Portland Trail Blazers

@ Oklahoma City Thunder

 

Current odds:

Portland Trail Blazers: (+200)

Oklahoma City Thunder: (-250)

 

• The spread for the game is Oklahoma City by 5.5 points.

• Lillard scored 25 of his 32 points in the third quarter to get Portland back in the game but could not keep it going down the stretch as Oklahoma City pulled away. “Fourth quarter is the fourth quarter, but we did a good job in the third quarter to get back in the game,” Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts told reporters. “I can’t say that it was much different as the game went along. They changed some match-ups. They took (Russell) Westbrook off of (Lillard) and put him in the corner and had other guys guarding him, so we’ll look at the film and see what we can do.” Lillard is averaging 30.3 points in the series.

• Russell Westbrook struggled to 14 points on 5-of-20 shooting in Game 2 but turned things around at home, pouring in 33 points on 11-of-22 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc, while adding 11 assists in the win. “We are going to continue to trust, make the right play,” Westbrook told reporters of the team’s offense. “If guys are open, you have to make the right play and trust your teammates.” Westbrook’s performance helped make up for an off-night from fellow All-Star Paul George, who struggled to 3-of-16 from the floor in Game 3.

• Portland SG CJ McCollum is averaging 26 points and is 11-of-22 from 3-point range in the series.

5/10
Confidence
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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