OKLAHOMA CITY -- On Sunday, the Trail Blazers lost their first game of the season in which they lead going into the fourth quarter. On Monday, they tried to win their first game this season after trailing going into the fourth.
Didn't happen.
After trailing by 20 points at the half, the Trail Blazers held the Thunder to 22 percent shooting to cut the lead to single digits going into the fourth quarter. But Thunder forward Paul George wouldn't allow the comeback to come to fruition, scoring 18 of his 47 points in the fourth to lead the Thunder to a 120-111 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 18,203 at Chesapeake Energy Arena.