The Portland Trail Blazers followed a 38-21 third-quarter surge and a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in consecutive games at the Moda Center.
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The Portland Trail Blazers earned back-to-back victories over the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Moda Center, building on wins they came away with after earlier back-to-back losses.
In the first matchup, Portland rallied in the third quarter with a 38-21 run that led to a 20-point rout.
In the second game, the Blazers trailed early in the fourth before staging their own turnaround. Portland and Oklahoma City were tied 98-98 with 5:24 remaining, when a 10-2 run gave the Blazers the lead for good.
Both results reflected different approaches from game to game, with Portland making the necessary adjustments to keep pace after falling behind in the second contest.
The Thunder were playing without several key players, including Chet Holmgren, Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell, but Portland’s late-game rallies were still a central feature of the two wins.
Portland now heads out on a six-game road trip that is expected to span 10 days, with the team not scheduled to play another home game for two weeks.
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