Trail Blazers vs. Thunder: How to watch NBA online, TV channel, live stream info, game time

Who’s Playing

Oklahoma City @ Portland

Current Records: Oklahoma City 16-34; Portland 21-31

What to Know

After four games on the road, the Portland Trail Blazers are heading back home. The Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder will face off in a Northwest Division battle at 10 p.m. ET on Friday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Oklahoma City should still be riding high after a win, while Portland will be looking to right the ship.

Portland was within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 99-94 to the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite the loss, Portland got a solid performance out of small forward Norman Powell, who shot 5-for-11 from downtown and finished with 30 points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Oklahoma City ultimately got the result they were hoping for on Wednesday with a 120-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The score was all tied up at the break 51-51, but the Thunder were the better team in the second half. Their success was spearheaded by the efforts of small forward Luguentz Dort, who shot 6-for-10 from beyond the arc and finished with 30 points and six boards, and point guard Tre Mann, who shot 6-for-8 from downtown and finished with 29 points.

The Trail Blazers are the favorite in this one, with an expected 6-point margin of victory. Now might not be the best time to take Portland against the spread since they’ve let down bettors for the past three consecutive games.

Portland is now 21-31 while Oklahoma City sits at 16-34. A pair of stats to keep an eye on: Portland has allowed their opponents to shoot 47.40% from the floor on average, which is the third highest shooting percentage allowed in the league. Oklahoma City has experienced some struggles of their own as they have only been able to knock down 41.70% percent of their shots, which is the lowest field goal percentage in the league. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

• When: Friday at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter — Portland, Oregon
• TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $22.28

Odds

The Trail Blazers are a solid 6-point favorite against the Thunder, according to the latest NBA odds.

Bettors have moved against the Trail Blazers slightly, as the game opened with the Trail Blazers as a 7.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Portland have won 17 out of their last 29 games against Oklahoma City.

• Jan 31, 2022 – Oklahoma City 98 vs. Portland 81
• Apr 03, 2021 – Portland 133 vs. Oklahoma City 85
• Feb 16, 2021 – Portland 115 vs. Oklahoma City 104
• Jan 25, 2021 – Oklahoma City 125 vs. Portland 122
• Jan 18, 2020 – Oklahoma City 119 vs. Portland 106
• Dec 08, 2019 – Oklahoma City 108 vs. Portland 96
• Nov 27, 2019 – Portland 136 vs. Oklahoma City 119
• Oct 30, 2019 – Portland 102 vs. Oklahoma City 99
• Apr 23, 2019 – Portland 118 vs. Oklahoma City 115
• Apr 21, 2019 – Portland 111 vs. Oklahoma City 98
• Apr 19, 2019 – Oklahoma City 120 vs. Portland 108
• Apr 16, 2019 – Portland 114 vs. Oklahoma City 94
• Apr 14, 2019 – Portland 104 vs. Oklahoma City 99
• Mar 07, 2019 – Oklahoma City 129 vs. Portland 121
• Feb 11, 2019 – Oklahoma City 120 vs. Portland 111
• Jan 22, 2019 – Oklahoma City 123 vs. Portland 114
• Jan 04, 2019 – Oklahoma City 111 vs. Portland 109
• Mar 25, 2018 – Portland 108 vs. Oklahoma City 105
• Mar 03, 2018 – Portland 108 vs. Oklahoma City 100
• Jan 09, 2018 – Portland 117 vs. Oklahoma City 106
• Nov 05, 2017 – Portland 103 vs. Oklahoma City 99
• Mar 07, 2017 – Portland 126 vs. Oklahoma City 121
• Mar 02, 2017 – Portland 114 vs. Oklahoma City 109
• Feb 05, 2017 – Oklahoma City 105 vs. Portland 99
• Dec 13, 2016 – Portland 114 vs. Oklahoma City 95
• Apr 06, 2016 – Portland 120 vs. Oklahoma City 115
• Mar 14, 2016 – Oklahoma City 128 vs. Portland 94
• Jan 10, 2016 – Portland 115 vs. Oklahoma City 110
• Dec 16, 2015 – Oklahoma City 106 vs. Portland 90

Injury Report for Portland

• Eric Bledsoe: Out (Not Injury Related)
• Larry Nance Jr.: Out (Knee)
• Justise Winslow: Out (Not Injury Related)
• Keon Johnson: Out (Not Injury Related)
• Damian Lillard: Out (Abdomen)
• Cody Zeller: Out (Knee)
• Nassir Little: Out for the Season (Shoulder)

Injury Report for Oklahoma City

• Isaiah Roby: Out (Ankle)
• Aaron Wiggins: Out (Ankle)
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Out (Ankle)
• Vit Krejci: Out (Ankle)
• Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: Out (Foot)