The Portland Trail Blazers return home from a 3-0 trip with a four-game winning streak to face their most daunting home stand of the season starting Sunday afternoon with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Blazers have lost twice to the Thunder, falling 137-114 at home on Nov. 1 and 109-99 on the road on Nov. 20.

While regular season games can begin to feel monotonous during an 82-game NBA season, Oklahoma City is using each opportunity to improve.

Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard tries to get past Portland Trail Blazers' Deandre Ayton during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) AP AP

Camara 8-11 3-4 24, Grant 1-5 0-0 2, Clingan 0-4 0-0 0, Avdija 9-16 6-6 28, Simons 3-10 6-6 14, Murray 0-0 0-0 0, Williams III 0-4 1-2 1, Banton 2-4 0-0 4, Henderson 7-17 6-6 25, Sharpe 3-10 2-4 10. Totals 33-81 24-28 108.

Oklahoma City Thunder (36-8, first in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (17-28, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland heads ...

Oklahoma City Thunder (36-8, first in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (17-28, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland heads into a matchup with Oklahoma City as winners of four games in a row.

The Bucks continue a four-game road trip with their eighth back-to-back of the season after defeating the Utah Jazz 125-110 on Monday to improve to 9-4 in January. They shot 60.5% from the field and held a 64-42 advantage in paint points for their sixth win in seven games.

Oklahoma City claimed a road victory on Sunday evening, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers and capturing its 38th win on the season. This contest marked the t

The Portland Trail Blazers ’ four-game winning streak came to a screeching halt against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday afternoon at the Moda Center. But there’s no shame in losing to the Thunder, even by a score of 118-108.

The Portland Trail Blazers are set to have their recent resurgence extensively tested when they welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to Moda Center on Monday. Meanwhile, the visitors will head to Oregon aiming to avoid consecutive defeats for the first time since November 20 off the back of a rare loss last time out.

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