The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday with tipoff set for 10 p.m. Central at Moda Center.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder return to the road Tuesday night, visiting the Portland Trail Blazers after a 114-75 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.
Oklahoma City enters the matchup with an 8-2 record and has won five of its last seven games despite missing several players due to injuries.
Tuesday’s game tips off at 10 p.m. Central at the Moda Center in Portland. Local coverage will be on KSBI Channel 52 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa CW, with pregame coverage beginning at 9:30 p.m. The matchup is also available nationally on NBC and Peacock.
Saturday against Washington, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points in three quarters as the Thunder built a 57-36 halftime lead and expanded it to 90-59 after three quarters. Oklahoma City held Washington to 29.6% shooting, including 7 of 43 from 3-point range, while the 75 points allowed were the fewest scored by an NBA team this season.
Gilgeous-Alexander sat out the fourth quarter as Oklahoma City cruised to its eighth win of the season. Jared McCain added 19 points and rookie Aday Mara finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
For Tuesday’s game, Oklahoma City will remain without Chet Holmgren (right knee recovery), Jalen Williams (left ankle surgery), Cason Wallace (left shoulder surgery), Jaylin Williams (lower back spasms), and Thomas Sorber (right knee surgery). Nikola Topic is also listed as out while on assignment in the G League.
Portland’s injury report includes Ja Morant (left hamstring strain), Shaedon Sharpe (right meniscus surgery) and Vit Krejci (left ankle fracture). Jayson Kent and John Tonje are listed as out while on G League assignments.
The Thunder also enter Tuesday’s contest following a trade that brought guard Nique Clifford to Oklahoma City from the Sacramento Kings. Clifford spoke Monday about joining the Thunder, saying, “Super honored and blessed to just be here,” and “Excited to get to work, get to know my new teammates, my new coaches, the whole organization, and just build connections and relationships with the community.”
It remains unclear whether Clifford will make his Thunder debut Tuesday against Portland.
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