It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Anfernee Simons and the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at Moda Center.

It took longer than anticipated, but the Oklahoma City Thunder collected a 118-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. OKC has won 15 in a row against Portland, which spans four seasons. Despite both teams being in opposing directions,

The Thunder (36-8) hope to bounce back from a bad loss to the depleted Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams combined for 64 points in the tough defeat against Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington.

The Portland Trail Blazers ’ four-game winning streak came to a screeching halt against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday afternoon at the Moda Center. But there’s no shame in losing to the Thunder, even by a score of 118-108.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night. Jalen Williams added 24 points and eight assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the Thunder rebound from a home loss to Dallas on Thursday night.

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Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com. He grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media, where he is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.

LOS ANGELES – Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 35 points as the Thunder grabbed a bounce-back 118-108 victory in Portland on Jan 26 to push their National Basketball Association-best record to 37-8 but his teammate Isaiah Hartenstein said the Canadian’s defensive skills are underappreciated.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made franchise history in the Oklahoma City Thunder's loss to the Golden State Warriors.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of a battle on the road against the Golden State Warriors-- a tough environment for any team to play in. The Draymond Green-less Warriors scored just 20 points in the first quarter,

In all three matchups, Simons outplayed the man who essentially raised him on the court during their five seasons together in Rip City. Coincidence? Yes, according to Simons, who scored