Trail Blazers Beat Thunder 118-108 for Second Straight Win Over Oklahoma City, Avdija Scores 28
Portland beat Oklahoma City 118-108 at Moda Center on Wednesday, November 11, its second win over the Thunder in two nights. Deni Avdija led Portland with 28 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 31.
Key points
- The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108 at Moda Center in Portland on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
- Deni Avdija led Portland with 28 points.
- Oklahoma City led after the first quarter, 32-28.
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108 at Moda Center in Portland on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. It was the second game of a back to back between the same teams at the same venue, and Portland won both.
Deni Avdija led Portland with 28 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City, and the game, with 31 points. Damian Lillard scored 18 points for Portland and provided late game heroics in the fourth quarter, per Blazer's Edge.
How the game went
Oklahoma City led after the first quarter, 32-28. Portland took the second quarter 28-18 and led at the half. The quarter scores were Portland 28, 28, 32 and 30, and Oklahoma City 32, 18, 35 and 23.
The third quarter was Oklahoma City's best, 35 points to Portland's 32. The fourth quarter settled it the other way. Portland scored 30 points in the fourth and held Oklahoma City to 23, closing out a 10 point win with Lillard's late play part of the finish described by Blazer's Edge.
Avdija, Gilgeous-Alexander and Lillard
Avdija scored his 28 points on 9 of 20 shooting and 6 of 6 free throws in 34 minutes and 39 seconds, per the Sportradar box score. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31, the highest total in the game, for Oklahoma City.
Lillard scored 18 points on 5 of 14 shooting and 6 of 6 free throws in 31 minutes and 44 seconds. His fourth quarter play helped Portland hold the lead it carried into the final period.
Portland wins it from three
Portland's outside shooting was the clearest gap in the box score. The Trail Blazers attempted 49 three pointers and generated 57 of their 118 points from beyond the arc. That is 19 made threes, and almost half of Portland's total points came on three point shots.
Oklahoma City had the game's top scorer and won two quarters. Portland won the game with the three point line and with the second and fourth quarters, 28-18 and 30-23.
Records and what is next
Portland improved to 8-3. Oklahoma City fell to 8-4, per Sportradar records. It was Portland's second straight win over Oklahoma City after Tuesday's 123-103 win, which is already covered on this site.
Next, Portland visits the Sacramento Kings on Friday night for its second NBA Cup game of the season, at 7:00 PM Pacific, per Blazer's Edge.
Timeline
- Nov 11, 2026Portland beats Oklahoma City 118-108 at Moda Center, with Deni Avdija scoring 28 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 31.
- Nov 11, 2026Portland improves to 8-3 and Oklahoma City falls to 8-4 after Portland's second straight win over the Thunder.