The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel on the road to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. It’s the second game of a four-game road trip and the second night of a back-to-back for OKC. This will be the first matchup of the season between the two squads.
The Thunder (8-0) made franchise history in their 126-107 win over the LA Clippers on Tuesday. They have their best start to a regular season ever. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and 12 assists in three quarters. Isaiah Joe scored 22 points off the bench.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers (4-3) dropped a 123-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Deni Avdija had 33 points, but that wasn’t enough to overcome the short-handed road squad. Deandre Ayton had 29 points in his return as Los Angeles was without LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
Because they’re on a back-to-back, the Thunder haven’t submitted their injury report yet. That said, there are a few names that can be confirmed to be out. Jalen Williams (wrist surgery) is out. Kenrich Williams (knee surgery) is out. Nikola Topic (testicular surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out.
Lu Dort (shoulder contusion) is also an unknown. He sustained the injury in the second half of OKC’s win over LA and didn’t return.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers are mostly healthy. Shaedon Sharpe (calf strain) is probable. Scoot Henderson (hamstring tear) is out. Damian Lillard (torn Achilles) is out. Matisse Thybulle (thumb ligament tear) is out. Blake Wesley (foot fracture) is out.
Tipoff from Portland is set for 9 p.m. CT.
