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The Oklahoma City Thunder were forced to shuffle its starting five on Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers with an injury riddled squad as the team rests against the Trail Blazers given its lead as the No.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been on an absolute tear for the Oklahoma City Thunder of late. In his last five games, the three-time All-Star has averaged 36.2 points on 56.5% shooting, 4.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals, while also knocking down 3.0 triples on a 53.6% clip.

Analyzing Wednesday’s Portland Trail Blazers at Boston Celtics odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Given that Tatum rarely misses games or even shows up on the injury report, this is something Celtics fans will certainly want to keep an eye on. If he is unable to go, the Celtics will likely rely more heavily on Jaylen Brown (assuming he is good to go despite being listed as questionable with an illness).

Aaron Wiggins scored 30 points, Jaylin Williams had his first career triple-double, and the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-89 with MVP candidate S

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on NBC Sports Boston. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and up to $25 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

Shaedon Sharpe #17 of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots the ball against Aaron Wiggins #21 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half at Moda Center on January 26, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) Getty Images

With Kristaps Porzingis listed as doubtful, the Celtics could use another big performance from Al Horford against Portland.