CNN —The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, winning by 62 points to record the biggest win in franchise history and move into a tie for first place in the Western Conference.
The 139-77 victory tied the fifth-biggest blowout in NBA history, per StatMuse, and far exceeded OKC’s previous franchise record margin of victory of 45 points.
It was the second largest defeat in franchise history for the Blazers.
Portland is now the first franchise in NBA history to lose multiple games by more than 60 points, according to ESPN.
The fact that we couldn’t make pretty much anything deflated us.”Anfernee Simons scored a team-high 14 points for the Blazers on 30.8% shooting.
Persons:
OKC, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, ”, “, ” Gilgeous, Josh Giddey, Alonzo Adams, Brett Usher, Chauncey Billups, ” Anfernee Simons, Damian Lillard
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CNN, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Western Conference, Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, ESPN, Memphis Grizzlies, Blazers, USA, Reuters, Australian, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks
Locations:
Portland