The Oklahoma City Thunder takes on the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. The Trail Blazers lead the series, 3-1.

The Thunder (1-3) officially come into the contest in desperation mode, having dropped Game 4, 111-98, on their home floor Sunday night. The defeat put their collective backs firmly against the wall after they dug an early 2-0 hole for themselves to open the series at the site of Tuesday's potentially decisive Game 5, the Moda Center. In Game 4, Paul George led the way for the Thunder with 32 points, adding 10 rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block. Dennis Schroder totaled 17 points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal. Russell Westbrook went just 5-for-21 from the field on his way to a series-low 14 points, although he added nine rebounds and seven assists. Jerami Grant tallied 11 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals.

The Thunder will be without Hamidou Diallo (elbow) for Tuesday's game.

The Trail Blazers (3-1) were led by C.J. McCollum, who posted 27 points and also recorded four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal. Damian Lillard followed with 24 points, eight assists, three rebounds and one steal. Al-Farouq Aminu went for 19 points, nine rebounds, one steal and one block. Maurice Harkless contributed a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double that also included three blocks and two steals. Zach Collins led the bench with 10 points.

The Trail Blazers come into Tuesday's game without any short-term injuries to report.