PORTLAND, Ore. — After eight straight playoff losses over the past two years, the Portland Trail Blazers finally got a win. George made a 3-pointer with 8.2 seconds remaining to get the Thunder within 100-97 but Portland hung on. Nurkic was averaging 15.6 points and 10.4 rebounds when he sustained the gruesome injury during a game against the Brooklyn Nets. “Now we make adjustments, come back, play harder next game and try to take it.”TIP-INS:Thunder: While the Thunder swept the Blazers 4-0 during the regular season, Portland swept them in four games the season before. Trail Blazers: Blazers coach Terry Stotts concluded his pregame talk with the media by saying.

Source: National Post April 14, 2019 22:30 UTC