Portland Trail Blazers (6-8, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (11-4, second in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -14; over/under is 222.5
BOTTOM LINE: Portland looks to keep its three-game win streak intact when the Trail Blazers take on Oklahoma City.
The Thunder are 8-4 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City scores 114.6 points and has outscored opponents by 10.7 points per game.
The Trail Blazers are 2-2 against opponents from the Northwest Division. Portland is fourth in the NBA with 13.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Deandre Ayton averaging 3.0.
The Thunder are shooting 45.8% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points lower than the 46.9% the Trail Blazers allow to opponents. The Trail Blazers average 107.4 points per game, 3.5 more than the 103.9 the Thunder give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 28.7 points per game with 5.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Thunder.
Ayton is shooting 51.9% and averaging 13.3 points for the Trail Blazers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 6-4, averaging 113.3 points, 40.1 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 11.6 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.6 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 5-5, averaging 107.3 points, 42.4 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 10.4 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.0 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein: out (hand), Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Isaiah Joe: day to day (calf).
Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (knee), Deandre Ayton: day to day (finger), Anfernee Simons: day to day (chest).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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