Thunderstuck! OKC destroy Blazers for the fifth-largest defeat in entire NBA history

The Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday night. This 62-point victory matched the fifth-largest rout in NBA history.

The Thunder themselves suffered the biggest loss ever in the NBA, a 73-point loss to Memphis in December of 2021.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, while Josh Giddey had a triple-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for the Thunder, who matched Minnesota for best record in the Western Conference at 26-11.

"It was almost like a perfect storm, to be honest with you," Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. "Nothing really worked for us."

It was the Trail Blazers' second-worst loss ever, having fallen by 65 to Indiana on 27 February 1998.

"I thought we cleared a couple hurdles tonight," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. "I thought the first one was the start of the game, how ready we were to play and the energy we were able to generate, obviously, with a tough schedule, which is a step forward. It's mind over matter. And then the other hurdle was playing with a lead … I thought we played pretty well with a lead, both ends of the floor."

Oklahoma dominated from the start, stretching the lead to 75-39 at halftime. The Thunder kept it going in the second half. Giddey threw a pass like a quarterback nearly the length of the court and found Williams for a layup to put the Thunder up 86-46. Oklahoma City outscored the Trail Blazers 43-17 in the third quarter to take a 118-56 edge into the fourth.