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added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Portland can close out the series Tuesday at home.Westbrook scored 14 points on 5-for-21 shooting. He missed his final 10 shots and was 0 for 7 for one point in the second half.
George missed most of the second quarter with three fouls, but the Thunder hung tough and led for much of the period. Lillard hit a 3-pointer in the final minute of the first half to give Portland the lead, then Aminu hit a 3 with 3.9 seconds left as the Trail Blazers took a 50-46 edge into the break.
"I thought in the first half, we weathered the storm a little bit with Paul picking up fouls," Thunder coach Billy Donovan said."We didn't close the half very well and gave them momentum going into the locker room." Lillard hit deep back-to-back 3s 27 seconds apart to give Portland a 66-54 lead. The Trail Blazers stretched the lead to 19 in the third quarter before the Thunder closed the gap. George hit a 3-pointer from the corner in the closing seconds to cut Portland's lead to 79-68.
A 3-pointer by Schroder cut Portland's lead to 97-87 with 3:35 remaining, but the Trail Blazers maintained control.Trail Blazers: Lillard was just 2 of 8 in the first half and scored seven points. ... Made 22 of 23 free throws. ... Outrebounded the Thunder 41-38.. ... Shot 37.5 per cent from the field. ... Westbrook had nine rebounds and seven assists.
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