The Thunder avenged their only loss of the season, which came 121-119 against the Blazers on Nov. 5 at the Moda Center. After that memorable matchup, during which the Blazers fought back from a 22-point deficit to stun the Thunder, Deni Avdija proclaimed in the postgame locker room that the Blazers were building “something special in Portland.”

All season long the Oklahoma City Thunder have been forced to battle adversity. From their jam packed start to the schedule that saw them play two double-overti