This Monday, the (17-13) Portland Trail Blazers will travel to Oklahoma City, OK to take on the (12-18) Oklahoma City Thunder. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Paycom Center. These two teams have had similar starts to the season, but this will be the first time they match up this year.
The Trail Blazers are coming into this one after taking down the Houston Rockets, 107-95. They looked great on both ends of the floor, as they will have to stay efficient in this one if they want to challenge the Thunder on the road.
The OKC Thunders are entering this matchup after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies, 115-109. Oklahoma City looked great on the offensive end of the floor, as they shot 42.2% from three. They will have to stay hot in this one if they want to take down the Trail Blazers at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.

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The Portland Trail Blazers are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference standings, but they are only 2.5 games back from the first-place Memphis Grizzlies. On offense, they are scoring 112.3 points per game and they are shooting 47.6% from the floor. This is the 18th most points scored per contest and the ninth-highest shooting percentage from the field. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Blazers have an adjusted offensive rating of 114.7, which is the seventh-highest rating in the NBA. Damian Lillard continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 28.3 points per game on 45.1% shooting from the field. The Blazers have also shown that they have multiple players that can get extremely hot from behind the arc. They are shooting 38.8% from deep, which is the second-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, Portland has not taken care of business at the charity stripe. They h ave only made 77.4% of their shots at the line, which is the 22nd-lowest free-throw shooting percentage. They can't miss out on these free points and still expect to stay competitive in these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Blazers have held their own. They are currently surrendering 111.7 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.4% from the floor. This is the 11th least amount of points given up per game, but the 21st lowest shooting percentage allowed from the field. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Blazers have an adjusted defensive rating of 113.5, which is the 21st-lowest rating in the NBA. They have struggled to consistently contest shots near the rim and on the outside, as their perimeter defense has hurt them at different times this season. They are allowing their opponents to shoot 35.7% from deep, which is the 18th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed. They have to close out on open jump shooters to keep these games close. The Trail Blazers have also snatched 43.1 rebounds per game, which is the 16th most in the league. They have to secure the ball after missed shots if they want to keep the Thunder from scoring second-chance points.
Injury Report: Jeramy Grant SF (Back) is questionable. Nassir Little SF (Hip) is out.
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