Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 35 points as the Thunder grabbed a bounce-back 118-108 victory in Portland on Sunday to push their NBA-best record to 37-8.
There's no doubt that the Mavericks are proving to be a legitimate contender in the Western Conference, when their superstar trio is healthy.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will have Isaiah Hartenstein back in the lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers but the Thunder will be without defensive ace Lu Dort.
After a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back with a win against division rivals, the Portland Trail Blazers.
Thunder, Trail Blazers and P. J. Washington
Despite a recent loss to the Dallas Mavericks, the Oklahoma City Thunder still hold the best record in the NBA as they head to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers on Sunday.
The Thunder (36-8) hope to bounce back from a bad loss to the depleted Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams combined for 64 points in the tough defeat against Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington.
The rebuilding Blazers lost five straight before going on their four-game winning streak. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Chicago Bulls head to Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers in a non-conference matchup. The Bulls are 18-23, which puts them in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The Trail Blazers are 13-27, which puts them in 13th place in the Western Conference.
The Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Thursday that former NBA bench boss Kaleb Canales has been named the team’s head coach for the 2025 season.
The Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Thursday that former NBA bench boss Kaleb Canales has been named the team’s head coach for the 2025 season.
Canales began his professional coaching career as an assistant with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, eventually serving as the team’s interim head coach for 23 games during the 2011-12 season. The promotion made him the youngest active head coach in the NBA and the first Mexican-American coach in league history.