Trail Blazers at Thunder 4/21/19 - NBA Playoffs Picks & Predictions

In Sunday night NBA playoff action, the Portland Trail Blazers will square off against the Oklahoma City Thunder from Chesapeake Energy Arena. The third-seeded Trail Blazers took the first two games of this best-of-seven series at home, but fell on Friday night in Game Three by a 120-108 final score. Portland trailed by ten points at halftime and turned the ball over 18 times on the night.

All-Star G Damian Lillard led Portland with 32 points on 10-for-21 shooting and dished out six assists. C.J. McCollum added 21 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists for the Trail Blazers. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 27 of their 41 home games during the regular season and are one of the top rated defensive teams in the league. In Game Three, Oklahoma City was extremely active defensively and aggressive offensively. The Thunder converted 31 of their 39 free throw attempts and knocked down 15 of their 29 three-pointers.

Oklahoma City G Russell Westbrook led all scorers with 33 points to go along with 11 assists and five rebounds. Paul George chipped in 22 points and six rebounds for the Thunder.