The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 98-81 to end a 7-game losing streak.
The Thunder trailed 40-22 with 8:20 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Trail Blazers 76-41 the rest of the way.
Darius Bazley scored 15 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) off the bench. Bazley and Ty Jerome set each other up for 6 baskets and 17 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Trail Blazers, CJ McCollum had 21 points (14 in the paint) and 7 assists.
The Thunder went 16 for 17 at the line to the Trail Blazers’ 6 for 8, held them to 81 points and outscored them 40-19 off the bench. The Trail Blazers got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Trail Blazers’ starters were outscored 54-42 in 25 minutes together.