Portland Trail Blazers (28-35, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (51-11, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City takes on the Portland Trail Blazers after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 41 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 120-103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
The OKC Thunder have a lengthy injury report ahead of Friday's clash against the Portland Trail Blazers. Four players who played Wednesday's matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies will not be in action.
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Portland made a push in the final quarter, narrowing the deficit to 93-88 with free throws from Anfernee Simons. However, the Thunder responded with a banked 3-pointer by Williams, extending their lead to 96-88. Sunday is the first of back-to-back games with the Nuggets. Sunday's start time is 12:00
SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA predictions for the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday
Granted, the Blazers were playing the final stop of a grueling seven-game trip. But given the difficulty of the Blazers' remaining schedule, they are in no position to waste opportunities to pick up victories against dominant teams that leave a combined 89.8 points per game on the bench.