Jaylen Hoard had a career-high 24 points (20 in the paint) and 21 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 98-94.
The Thunder trailed 82-63 with 2:20 left in the third quarter. They were still down 90-72 with 9:17 left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.2% chance to win, and outscored the Trail Blazers 26-4 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Trail Blazers 10-0.
Georgios Kalaitzakis had 17 points and 3 steals in his first game with the Thunder.
For the Trail Blazers, Keon Johnson had 18 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) and 7 assists.
The Thunder shot 48.1% from the field to the Trail Blazers’ 42.2%. The Trail Blazers’ starters outscored the Thunder 28-15 in 10 minutes together.