Damian Lillard scored 25 points, including 13 in the third quarter, as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-103 on Tuesday night, Sports Illustrated reported.
Deni Avdija added 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 26 points, SI said. Portland won the third quarter 38-21 and improved to 7-3, snapping a two-game skid. Blazer's Edge reported that Lillard’s 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer, launched over 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara, made the lead 17 heading into the fourth.
SI said Lillard finished 8-for-15 from the field, 4-for-10 from 3-point range and 5-for-5 from the free-throw line, and that he sat out the fourth quarter.