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NBA Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (7-9) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (16-1)

Venue & Match Details

Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Tipoff: 7:00 PM CT (8:00 PM ET)

Broadcast: Bally Sports Oklahoma, Root Sports Northwest, NBA League Pass

Injury Report

Portland Trail Blazers:

Out: Shaedon Sharpe (ankle), Robert Williams III (knee, season-ending), Deni Avdija (wrist)

Questionable: Scoot Henderson (hamstring tightness), Kris Murray (illness)

Oklahoma City Thunder:

Out: Ousmane Dieng (foot), Keyontae Johnson (ankle)

Day-to-day: Chet Holmgren (minor back soreness, expected to play)

Player Matchups

Scoot Henderson (POR, 17.2 PPG, 6.1 APG) vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC, 29.8 PPG, 6.7 APG): Rookie guard vs. MVP candidate; SGA’s efficiency and clutch scoring are unmatched.

Deandre Ayton (POR, 15.4 PPG, 10.6 RPG) vs. Chet Holmgren (OKC, 18.1 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.8 BPG): Interior battle; Holmgren’s rim protection could neutralize Ayton’s post play.

Anfernee Simons (POR, 21.5 PPG) vs. Jalen Williams (OKC, 19.7 PPG, 5.4 APG): Scoring wings; Simons’ perimeter shooting vs. Williams’ all-around game.

Team Recent Form

Portland Trail Blazers: 7-9, 11th in West; 3-7 in last 10; averaging 109.8 PPG, allowing 114.2 PPG.

Oklahoma City Thunder: 16-1, 1st in West; riding a 12-game win streak; averaging 121.4 PPG, allowing 106.7 PPG.

Recent Results:

Blazers: Lost to Nuggets 118-104, Beat Spurs 112-107, Lost to Suns 121-109

Thunder: Beat Warriors 124-115, Beat Mavericks 119-108, Beat Lakers 132-120

Series History

All-time regular season: Trail Blazers lead 113–92.

Recent dominance: Thunder have won 6 of the last 7 meetings.

2024-25 season: Thunder swept Blazers 3-0.

Betting Trends:

Thunder are 14-3 ATS this season; 9-1 ATS at home.

Blazers are 5-11 ATS overall; 2-6 ATS on the road.

Thunder games have hit the over in 10 of last 12.

Blazers have failed to score 110+ in 6 of last 8 games.

Game Odds

Portland Trail Blazers                     232.5

Oklahoma City Thunder                – 15.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 22, 2025

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