It’s been just seven months since Damian Lillard took that “bad shot” and waved goodbye to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it seems as if nothing has really changed.
Sure, Russell Westbrook and Paul George left for greener pastures over the offseason while Chris Paul now suits up in the blue and orange, but it was still a close game between two competitive teams that do not like one another.
In what was ultimately a sloppy game in which no team shot better than forty-percent, the Blazers found a way to make more winning plays down the stretch as they defeated the Thunder 102 to 99.