Damian Lillard led the TrailBlazers to their first playoff win since 2016.
Enes Kanter added 20 points and a career playoff-high 18 rebounds for the Blazers, who were making their sixth straight post-season appearance. CJ McCollum added 24 points.
Westbrook appeared to hurt his right knee or ankle and grimaced while trying to walk it off. Trainers attended to him on the bench at the next timeout but he returned and his layup closed the gap to 91-87 with just under 4 minutes left. It was the first post-season meeting between the teams since the Thunder moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City.
George was nursing a sore right shoulder and was considered day-to-day for Sunday’s game but he started. However he was just 1 for 6 from the floor in the opening quarter. The Blazers’ hopes for post-season success were dealt a blow last month when centre Jusuf Nurkic was lost for the season with a broken left leg. Nurkic was averaging 15.6 points and 10.4 rebounds when he sustained the gruesome injury during a game against the Brooklyn Nets.
Seth Curry made consecutive 3-pointers but the Thunder rallied in the final six minutes of the half to trail by just 54-48 at the break. But they still struggled from 3-point range, making just two of 18 attempts. George was 1 of 8 from the perimeter.
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