Oklahoma City Thunder 108, Portland Trail Blazers 118 — Recap

November 11, 2026 · Recap published November 12, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108, overcoming a pregame analytics model lean that favored Oklahoma City at 60 percent. The Thunder established an early edge in the first quarter, outscoring Portland 32-28 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 31 points, four rebounds, and two assists on 9-of-20 shooting. Isaiah Hartenstein added 20 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists on 10-of-14 shooting for Oklahoma City, but Portland turned the tide before halftime.

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers seized control by outscoring the Thunder 28-18 to take the lead. Deni Avdija paced Portland with 28 points, three rebounds, six assists, and four three-pointers on 9-of-20 shooting. Jrue Holiday and Sidy Cissoko each contributed 19 points for the Trail Blazers, with Holiday hitting five three-pointers and Cissoko draining four from deep.

Oklahoma City fought back in the third quarter with a 35-32 scoring advantage, but Portland sealed the victory with a 30-23 final period. Cissoko shot 6-of-9 overall to match Holiday's 19-point output, while Holiday also chipped in five assists and three rebounds. The Trail Blazers' perimeter shooting and middle quarters surge ultimately carried them past the Thunder despite Gilgeous-Alexander's game-high scoring effort.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Oklahoma City Thunder (60% confidence). It gave a 12% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 10 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · POR -2.5 POR covered Won by 10

Total · 224.5 Over 226 combined

Moneyline OKC +124 · POR -146 POR favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (POR) +1.5-2.5 -4

Total 226.5224.5 -2

Moneyline (POR) +102-146 -248

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

31 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG

Scoring · POR

Deni Avdija

28 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · OKC

Isaiah Hartenstein

20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 10-14 FG

Season highs

Isaiah Hartenstein · Season-high 20 pointsAlex Caruso · Season-high 4 threesSidy Cissoko · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

OKC 9 largest lead Q1 6:17 (OKC 23, POR 14) · 9-0 run, Q1 8:49–Q1 7:22

POR 12 largest lead Q3 10:22 (OKC 52, POR 64) · 13-0 run, Q2 3:50–Q2 1:13

Swings 11 lead changes Tied 5 times

Ahead for good: Sidy Cissoko makes free throw 1 of 2 (Q4 3:56, OKC 99, POR 100).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes

Q4 2:02 Damian Lillard makes 10-foot driving floating jump shotPOR · OKC 100, POR 108
Q4 1:46 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2OKC · OKC 101, POR 108
Q4 1:46 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2OKC · OKC 102, POR 108
Q4 1:26 Damian Lillard makes two point shotPOR · OKC 102, POR 110
Q4 1:19 Jared McCain makes 27-foot three point shotOKC · OKC 105, POR 110
Q4 1:00 Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2POR · OKC 105, POR 111
Q4 1:00 Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2POR · OKC 105, POR 112
Q4 0:50 Kenrich Williams makes free throw 2 of 2OKC · OKC 106, POR 112
Q4 0:47 Donovan Clingan makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)POR · OKC 106, POR 114
Q4 0:36 Deni Avdija makes running dunkPOR · OKC 106, POR 116
Q4 0:24 Isaiah Hartenstein makes dunkOKC · OKC 108, POR 116
Q4 0:18 Toumani Camara makes free throw 1 of 2POR · OKC 108, POR 117

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
OKC	32	18	35	23		108
POR	28	28	32	30		118

🧮 How They Scored

OKCPOR

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.3%Effective FG%57.4%

13.0%Turnover %16.3%

32.6%Offensive rebound %25.6%

0.318Free-throw rate0.321

Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	36	31	4	2	1	0	2	9-20	0-7	13-14	-7
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	34	20	11	6	2	0	6	10-14	0-0	0-0	-4
Aday Mara C	32	11	6	2	0	1	2	4-8	0-0	3-4	-6
Jared McCain G	31	10	6	3	1	0	1	3-14	2-10	2-4	-2
Alex Caruso G	29	14	7	2	3	0	3	4-6	4-5	2-2	-11
Kenrich Williams G-F	26	11	2	2	0	1	0	3-10	2-5	3-4	-6
Bennett Stirtz G	25	6	1	1	3	1	1	2-9	2-5	0-0	-9
Nique Clifford G	16	5	3	1	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	+3
Micah Peavy G-F	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-8

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Toumani Camara F	38	14	5	3	1	2	0	5-10	2-5	2-2	+9
Deni Avdija F	35	28	3	6	4	2	5	9-20	4-13	6-6	+10
Damian Lillard G	32	18	3	3	1	0	2	5-14	2-10	6-6	+16
Donovan Clingan C	30	5	12	2	1	3	2	2-4	1-2	0-0	+3
Jrue Holiday G	30	19	3	5	2	0	3	5-12	5-8	4-4	+16
Sidy Cissoko G	29	19	2	0	0	0	2	6-9	4-7	3-4	-11
Scoot Henderson G	19	5	2	2	0	0	2	2-7	1-3	0-0	-3
Robert Williams III C-F	18	10	7	0	0	1	1	3-4	0-0	4-4	+7
Branden Carlson C	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	+3