OKLAHOMA CITY, April 20 -- The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-108 in Game 3, picking up their first win in NBA playoff first round series.
Russell Westbrook, shooting 4 of 6 from downtown, led Thunder with 33 points, 11 assists and five rebounds. Paul George added 22 points. Jerami Grant had 18 and Dennis Schroder added 17.
Portland's Damian Lillard had a huge third quarter, scored 25 of his 32 points and rallied the Blazers back from a 16-point deficit in this quarter. Blazers tied the game at 89 with CJ McCollum's 3-pointer in the fourth quarter before the Thunder answered with a 12-4 run while Lillard only dropped three points in the final period.
McCollum finished with 21 points and seven rebounds for Portland, and Enes Kanter dropped 19.
The Blazers still held a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 will take place in Oklahoma City.
More farmers for next NPC
Romney ekes out win in Ohio
Aircraft carrier to begin service this year
Hearing ends without ruling over iPad name
Forced labor outlawed for people in detention
US may share secret data with Russia
Law to ensure human rights
US, Philippines to hold joint military exercises
Guangdong govt vows to improve organization at grassroots level
Putin set for poll triumph
Lifeline thrown to city's bookstores
Australian PM knocks out rival, but not discontent
Investment access set to widen
Chavez 'stable' following surgery
Bookstores fight back with novel business ideas
Despite ban, smoking is rampant in Internet bars
Two girls commit suicide in pursuit of time travel fantasy
Iran denies nuke activity at military site
Nixon's visit 'changed so many things'
Yemen's Saleh to seek exile in Ethiopia
Worker wakes up without left kidney
Online group buying to be regulated
Capital aims for healthier, cleaner growth
'Control number of mainland births in HK'
Foodies drive gourmet market boom in S. Africa
UK paper claims to have Assad's e-mails
Expats fuel demand for domestic helpers
Putin's foreign policies likely to tilt toward Asia
Women deputies call for greater female voice
New media a powerful tool, says poll