Gilgeous-Alexander’s 20 Leave Thunder and Blazers Tied at Half

On Tuesday, the Thunder and Trail Blazers reached halftime tied 59-59 after Oklahoma City edged the first quarter 27-26 and Portland answered with a 33-32 second. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has 20 points and six rebounds for OKC, while Jared McCain has added 12. Damian Lillard leads Portland with 12 points, and Deni Avdija has 11 points and four assists. The Thunder are 8-2 and No. 7 in the power index, compared with Portland’s 6-3 record and No. 12 rank; after the break, watch whether Lillard can find his range after going 1-for-6 from three.