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(Sports Network) - A pair of Western Conference contenders jockey for playoff position tonight when the Oklahoma City Thunder welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to Ford Center.

The Thunder, who are currently the sixth seed in the West, a game ahead of both the Blazers and San Antonio, are coming off their most impressive win of the season, a 91-75 blowout of the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.

Kevin Durant poured in 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds in that one. Russell Westbrook added 23 points and six assists for the Thunder, who have won two in a row following a two-game skid for Oklahoma City, which is just three games behind both Dallas and Denver for the No. 2 seed.

Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic each donated 10 points. Krstic also had 10 rebounds for the victors.

"Coming down the stretch we need wins like this," Durant said. "We're maturing as a group. We're getting better."

The Blazers, meanwhile, continue to play well down the stretch and won for the seventh time in eight games last night in New Orleans when Brandon Roy shot 12-for-14 from the floor to end with 28 points, as Portland improved its own playoff standing and simultaneously eliminated New Orleans from postseason contention with a 112-101 win.

"When my mid-range game is falling like it did tonight I think it's going to be tough to defend and I just wanted to take what they gave me," Roy said.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points, Marcus Camby posted 14 rebounds and 11 points and Nicolas Batum chipped in 13 points for the Blazers, who opened up a 5 1/2- game lead over Memphis for the eighth and final bid in the West.

These two teams have split a pair of meetings so far this season with each winning on the other's home floor.