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Portland, OR (SportsNetwork. Mark Melancon Pirates Jersey .com) - Life without Kevin Durant was fine for the Oklahoma City Thunder through three quarters. Then the Portland Trail Blazers got red .... in the fourth. LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and the Blazers pulled away for a 106-89 win over the Thunder in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night. The Thunder led 77-75 after three quarters, but Portland outscored them 31-12 in the final frame. Russell Westbrook, who had 36 points through three, netted just two points on 1-of-6 shooting in the fourth. Wesley Matthews nailed five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, while Damian Lillard netted seven of his 10 points in the fourth for Portland, which went 54-28 a year ago and fell to eventual-champion San Antonio in the Western Conference semifinals of the playoffs. Nicolas Batum tallied 16 points, six assists and five rebounds in the triumph. Westbrook posted 26 of his 36 points in the first half, ended 11-of-26 from the field and sunk 15-of-16 foul shots for the Thunder, who lost to San Antonio in the West Finals last season. The reigning NBA MVP Durant, who led the league in scoring for a fourth time in the last five seasons, will miss the start of the year after undergoing surgery Oct. 16 to fix a bone fracture in his right foot. Portland led 85-81 with 8:13 left before putting the game away with an 18-4 run. Matthews knocked down back-to-back triples to highlight the surge, which was capped on a Thomas Robinson pull-up right elbow jumper for a 103-85 advantage with 1:31 to play. Portland shot 54.5 percent (12-of-22) and limited the Thunder to just a 26.3 percent clip (5-of-19) in the final stanza. Earlier, OKC led 34-29 following a quarter of play. Lance Thomas hit all five of his shots for a 10-point opening frame, while Westbrook added 11. Right after Batum found Matthews for a dunk with 2.8 seconds left in the half, Westbrook received Darren Collisons ensuing inbounds pass near midcourt and raced the rest of the way before finishing with an emphating one-handed dunk right just prior to the horn for a 54-49 OKC lead going into the locker room. Game Notes Westbrook was 7-of-13 in the first half and sunk 12-of-13 from the charity stripe ... Portland put in 20 points off 15 OKC turnovers ... The Thunder were just 2-of-16 from beyond the arc. Sean Rodriguez Jersey . However, Therrien added that Galchenyuks status for next Wednesdays game against the Detroit Red Wings is questionable. Galchenyuk has been out since Jan. 6 with a broken right hand. Pittsburgh Pirates Jersey . - Because they didnt go into Beast Mode, the Seattle Seahawks found themselves in Spin Mode. http://www.pittsburghpiratesprostore.us/Customized/ .com) - The San Francisco Giants delivered plenty of big hits to tie the World Series.Brock Lesnar has been notified of a potential doping violation concerning a drugs test carried out prior to his victorious UFC return. The former UFC heavyweight champion and WWE star defeated Mark Hunt at last weekends UFC 200 in Las Vegas on his return to the Octagon after an absence of almost five years. Lesnar dominates on return Brock Lesnar defeats Mark Hunt on return at UFC 200 Lesnar, who earned a record $2.5m purse for the points win, has since been informed by the US Anti-Doping Agency that he failed an out-of-competition drug test administered on June 28 and has protested his innocence. Lesnar poses on the scale during his weigh-in for UFC 200 Well get to the bottom of this, Lesnar said in a statement to the Associated Press.Samoan Hunt, however, has furiously hit out and demanded action as Lesnar is now the third UFC opponent he has faced that has been flagged for a doping violation. Mark Hunt has threatened to quit UFC unless action is taken Hunt told MMA Fighting: The cheaters get a slap on the wrist and walk off. What penalty or deterrent is theere to make them think twice? Nothing. Starling Marte Pirates Jersey. And the [Nevada Athletic Commission], why should these [expletive] get anything? They are not the ones who had to fight with Lesnar or lose [to him]. I lost. UFC 200 talking points Five talking points from UFC 200 Lesnar, who along with the USADA and the UFC have declined to specify the substance of the doping violation, was given permission by the WWE to return to the UFC for one fight and is scheduled to return on SummerSlam against Randy Orton on August 21. Lesnar could be facing a two-year ban from the UFC Interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the main event of UFC 200 four days before his bout when he also received notice of a potential anti-doping violation. Jon Jones was emotional as he discussed his failed drug test Jones and his camp have denied the allegations and raised concerns about the possibility of a tainted nutritional supplement causing the failure. Also See: Bisping turned down GSP fight UFC sold to WME-IMG Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '