Jalen Williams scored 30 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99.
Jalen Williams’ floater put the Thunder ahead for good with 7:19 left in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers got within 87-86 on Toumani Camara’s tip-in with 5:22 to play, but Jalen Williams answered with a 13-foot pull-up jumper, and the Trail Blazers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Trail Blazers 5-1. In the fourth quarter, Jalen Williams had 5 of his 8 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Isaiah Hartenstein that put the Thunder ahead.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points (13 in the fourth quarter) and 3 steals, and Hartenstein added 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks off the bench in his first game with the Thunder.
For the Trail Blazers, Shaedon Sharpe scored 21 points.
The Trail Blazers turned it over 24 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Thunder outscored the Trail Blazers 56-32 in the paint.