Sharpe punished the Pelicans from all three levels, erupting for a season-high 35 points while adding five rebounds, three assists and two steals in a performance that was both clutch and needed.
The Blazers hand the Thunder their first loss of the season, showing yet again they are no longer a bumbling, fumbling, punching bag the rest of the NBA beats up on.
Portland rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit in a game that went down to the wire, using a mix of stiffing late-game defense and clutch scoring to earn a hard-fought win.
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