Portland made a push in the final quarter, narrowing the deficit to 93-88 with free throws from Anfernee Simons. However, the Thunder responded with a banked 3-pointer by Williams, extending their lead to 96-88. Sunday is the first of back-to-back games with the Nuggets. Sunday's start time is 12:00

Two teams on a 2-game losing streak clash on Monday morning at Portland, where the Trail Blazers return home after a 6-game road trip to host the Detroit Pistons. The Portland Trail Blazers are outside the Play-in places in the West with a tough pair of games at Boston and Oklahoma City not doing their push up the standings any favors.

Granted, the Blazers were playing the final stop of a grueling seven-game trip. But given the difficulty of the Blazers' remaining schedule, they are in no position to waste opportunities to pick up victories against dominant teams that leave a combined 89.8 points per game on the bench.