Trail Blazers at Thunder 4/19/19 - NBA Playoffs Picks & Predictions

In the second game of a Friday night NBA playoff doubleheader on ESPN, the Portland Trail Blazers will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder. The third-seeded Trail Blazers held serve at home, defeating the Thunder by a combined 25 points through the first two games of this best-of-seven first round series. On Tuesday, Portland outscored Oklahoma City by 16 points during the third quarter of a 114-94 victory.

Portland G C.J. McCollum led all scorers with 33 points on 12-for-22 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds. Damian Lillard contributed 29 points and six assists for the Trail Blazers. The Oklahoma City Thunder won five games in a row to close the regular season, but lack the three-point shooting necessary to be successful in the playoffs. In Game Two, Oklahoma City missed 23 of their 28 three-pointers and shot 41 percent overall. The Thunder outrebounded the Trail Blazers by a 60-52 margin and assisted on 21 of their 35 made field goals.

Oklahoma City F Paul George tallied a team high 27 points on 11-for-20 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds. Steven Adams added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder.