The Clippers bounced again from the one-point loss in opposition to the Thunder two days in the past by defeating the identical staff convincingly (127-105).
Los Angeles missed Paul George who was out with a knee harm, however managed the sport for essentially the most half. Kawhi Leonard (32 factors) and Russell Westbrook (24 factors) led the cost for the Clippers.
Josh Giddey, who scored 18 factors for Oklahoma City, talked about what went mistaken for his staff within the second half that led to the loss.
“First half was tied at the break,” Giddey mentioned. “They made some tough shots. Kawhi was obviously hot early on. I think for the most part we did a good job on him. He hit a lot of tough shots. I don’t think he missed many for the game.
“I think overall our defense was alright. But at the end of that third quarter I think we collapsed too much. Kawhi drew so much attention. Guys were getting sucked into it, they were spreading out and hitting threes.
“When they made that run, we had to put stops at the start of the fourth. But they blew the game open. And once we were down 20 points with minutes to go, the game was out of each. I think first half was alright, but second half it’s a lot of things we could have cleaned up.”
The Thunder (36-37) continues to be within the race for a postseason spot. With 9 common season video games left to play, OKC is eleventh within the Western Conference.
Meanwhile, the Clippers (39-35) are fifth within the West.
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