Blazers Silence Thunder in Return Home

Soobum Im-USA TODAY SportsAfter spending the last two weeks on the road, the Portland Trail Blazers looked excited to play in front of their home fans on Wednesday night—thrashing the Oklahoma City Thunder by a final score of 136-119 for their second consecutive victory. They’ve now won back-to-back games for just the second time this season.

The Blazers jumped out to an early lead and didn’t look back, never trailing in the game. All five starters scored in double-figures, led by 27 points from Damian Lillard. Abdel Nader led the Thunder with 23 of his own off the bench.

First Quarter

The Blazers had a great start out of the gate, hitting their first ten shots and jumping out to an early…