The Portland Trail Blazers gave the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of the 2025-26 season, overcoming a 22-point deficit to win 121-119. It snaps a 16-game losing streak Portland had against Oklahoma City, as interim head coach Tiago Splitter gets a fresh start at 1-0.
The Thunder were shorthanded, missing key pieces such as Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Lu Dort, and Alex Caruso. Still, that shouldn't detract from how impressive this win was for Portland. They were coming off a loss to the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers and were able to bounce back in a winning way that fans haven't seen from this Blazers team in quite some time.