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The NBA released its Last 2 Minute Report reviewing the referees calls from the final two minutes of the Thunder's overtime win against the Trail Blazers Thursday night — a game with serious playoff implications — and it found five officiating errors in the final minute of play. The NBA has worked hard to be more transparent, and not only is that a good thing but it has shown the refs get stuff right far more than wrong, but this game was a tough one. 0:57: Paul George has the ball legally stripped from him, but Jusuf Nurkic has already committed to the air to block the shot when George regains possession. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 6:32:pm EST

Damian Lillard hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 111 with 45 seconds to play. Terrance Ferguson then scored on an offensive rebound to put the Thunder back up by a bucket with 13.1 to go. On the play, Jusuf Nurkic got nailed by an elbow from Paul George – possibly a flagrant foul but certainly a foul of some sort. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 3:26:am EST

Despite something of a strange ending to regulation, the Oklahoma City Thunder toughed it out in overtime. Russell Westbrook had 37 points and Paul George added 32 points and 14 rebounds for the Thunder in a chippy 129-121 OT win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. The victory gave the Thunder a four-game series sweep of the Blazers this season. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 3:17:am EST

The Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers 129-121 in overtime on Thursday. Despite Damian Lillard's 51-point performance for the Trail Blazers, the Thunder emerged triumphant in the NBA. Oklahoma City prevailed behind 37 points from Russell Westbrook and another 32 from Paul George. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 2:07:am EST

The calendar reads March, but Thursday's game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers looked like a playoff game. The Thunder pulled out a a testy overtime win in Portland that saw double technical fouls at the end of regulation after repeated physical contact between Paul George and Jusuf Nurkic. Lillard's 51 not enough Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard scored a career-high 51, but overtime belonged to OKC's Russell Westbrook, who scored eight points in the extra session of the 129-121 win. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 1:44:am EST