The Oklahoma City Thunder came out off the gate with an aggression not witnessed in some time. Clearly the home town team felt the Blazers were weak in the paint as they repeated attacked Portland.
Oklahoma City Thunder hustle dictates first quarter:
Right from the tip it was clear the Thunder were intent on setting the tone. On one single offensive set Steven Adams went to business garnering 4 offensive boards. Adams kept trying to set up Domantas Sabonis who repeatedly missed close shots. Eventually Adams just put the ball in himself.