The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night with both teams dealing with extensive injury absences as the 2025–26 season moves into its seventh week.
Oklahoma City enters the matchup at 19–1 after a 123–119 win over Phoenix, maintaining the league’s best record behind consistent production from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Portland sits at 8–11 following a 115–102 loss to San Antonio on November 26, marking its first setback since a brief two-game surge earlier in the month.
The Thunder continue to operate without Isaiah Hartenstein, who remains out due to a right soleus strain.
His absence removes a consistent interior rebounder averaging 10.7 boards and 12.2 points per game through 19 contests.
Thomas Sorber is sidelined while recovering from right ACL surgery, and Nikola Topic remains unavailable due to surgical recovery.
The Thunder still generate 122.2 points per game with league-leading efficiency from Gilgeous-Alexander, who averages 32.9 points on 54.5 percent shooting.
Chet Holmgren adds 18.2 points and 7.9 rebounds, giving Oklahoma City a high-level rim presence even with Hartenstein unavailable.
Portland lists Donovan Clingan as questionable due to illness after posting 10.2 points and 10.0 rebounds per game across 19 starts.
Scoot Henderson is out with a torn left hamstring, removing one of Portland’s primary initiators alongside Deni Avdija.
Jrue Holiday continues to miss time with a right calf strain, leaving the club without its top facilitator and a defender averaging 8.3 assists per game.
Damian Lillard is out with left Achilles tendon injury management. Matisse Thybulle remains sidelined because of a left thumb ligament tear, and Blake Wesley is unavailable due to a right foot fracture.
Portland’s offense leans heavily on Avdija, who leads the team with 25.5 points per game, and Shaedon Sharpe, who adds 21.8 points in 28.1 minutes per night.
The Trail Blazers average 118.4 points but allow 122.2 per game, creating difficult matchups against elite scoring units like Oklahoma City.
Sunday marks the third meeting between the teams this month after the Thunder earned wins on November 5 and November 23.
Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. ET at Moda Center.
