With a starter and a usual double-digit scoring bench player absent, the OKC Thunder had the odds stacked against them. But like one of those life-sized Jenga games, they made the correct moves to initiate a collapse on Portland tonight.
Statement time:
The OKC Thunder had a few statements to make, and they were crystal clear in the first quarter.
Paul George continued to prove himself as an MVP contender with a huge 17-point first quarter performance and ended the night with his third triple-double. Dad bod Raymond Felton had no clue what rusty meant as he hit a first-quarter buzzer-beating 3-ball.