Recap: OKC Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers
The Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry, John Rohde and Anthony Slater are providing live coverage via Twitter of the Oklahoma City Thunder's game in Los Angeles against the Clippers.
Published: January 22, 2013
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The Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry, John Rohde and Anthony Slater provided live coverage via Twitter of the Oklahoma City Thunder's 109-97 win in Los Angeles against the Clippers.
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9:19 p.m.
RT @NewsOKThunder: Kevin Durant’s colorful All-Star weekend shoes unveiled to public bit.ly/10rxa96 via @anthonyVslater
9:22 p.m.
KD pregame on FSOklahoma: "Clippers are a very good team…we know it's going to be a physical game…should be fun." pic.twitter.com/W2H0msMi
9:25 p.m.
The Clippers are 3-0 this season without Chris Paul, with easy wins over Houston, Minnesota and Memphis.
9:26 p.m.
The Clippers are 3-0 this season without Chris Paul, with easy wins over Houston, Minnesota and Memphis. All on the road.
9:34 p.m.
After tonight, the Thunder and Clippers will have a combined 20 losses. The Lakers already have 24.
9:53 p.m.
Five points and five boards for DeAndre Jordan in the first seven minutes. Looks good.
9:54 p.m.
Just imagine how bad this would look if the Clippers could make a shot.
10:03 p.m.
Thunder and Clippers tied at 22 after one quarter. Serge Ibaka with six points and five boards.
10:03 p.m.
22-all after one quarter. Thunder shows some nice fight after a slow start.
10:04 p.m.
Lamar Odom had four points in the first quarter. He averages 3.6 per game this year (season-high is 10). Man, his game dropped off.
10:05 p.m.
It's a lot louder in here than I ever remember it being inside Staples Center for a Clippers game. I can barely hear the guy next to me.
10:05 p.m.
#Thunder closes Q1 on 8-0 run vs #Clippers, including late 3-pointer from KMart. It's tied at 22 headed to Q2 thunder.nba.com
10:08 p.m.
Kevin Martin is 4/4 for 11 points. Three hits from deep. Having one of those games.
10:08 p.m.
DeAndre Liggins is doing all kinds of good, in big and small ways.
10:11 p.m.
Reggie Jackson is doing a surprisingly good job guarding Jamal Crawford.
10:12 p.m.
Despite big numbers, Kevin Durant is shooting 38% the last two games. He's 21/55 from the floor.
10:12 p.m.
Despite big numbers, Kevin Durant is shooting 38% the last two-plus games. He's 21/55 from the floor.
10:15 p.m.
Reggie Jackson: the Jamal Crawford stopper! (Too early?)
10:19 p.m.
Russell Westbrook trying to tell Kevin Durant that he's not going to pass him the ball in the post if he doesn't have good position. Smart.
10:22 p.m.
Kevin Durant could be headed for another technical tonight. He clearly thinks he's getting hammered on every shot without getting the calls.
10:25 p.m.
Eric Bledsoe would start at point on about 20 teams. Really thrives when CP3 is out.
10:27 p.m.
Jeremy Lamb with 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Tulsa 66ers tonight. Thunder assignees abuse D-League defenders.
10:28 p.m.
That was a dumb play by Bledsoe. But MAN was that explosive!!
10:29 p.m.
Whoops!!!
10:30 p.m.
After scoring just 18 points at Denver on Sunday (all by Kevin Martin), the Thunder's bench has 21 in the first half tonight.
10:34 p.m.
I've never seen this defense from Ibaka. He's literally sticking his head into Blake Griffin's belly. Not sure that falls under fundamentals
10:34 p.m.
Nick Collison in 11 first half minutes: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Picking up the slack for Perkins.
10:37 p.m.
Thunder up 49-45 at halftime. Westbrook with 12, KD with eight, Blake Griffin with a game-high 16 (and eight boards/four assists).
10:38 p.m.
At halftime, the Thunder leads the Clippers 49-45.
10:39 p.m.
21 first-half points from #Thunder bench. OKC leads #Clippers at halftime 49-45. Box score/more on TV Companion @ thunder.nba.com
10:41 p.m.
Combined plus/minus for the Thunder bench: +48 / Clippers bench: -42 / Thunder starters: -20 / Clippers starters: +22
10:56 p.m.
Kendrick Perkins is picking up fouls at a Hollins-esque pace tonight.
10:57 p.m.
Rough night for Kendrick Perkins. Another foul, his fourth in eight minutes...Something tells me he doesn't agree with any of them. Lol
11:00 p.m.
Pretty physical game.
11:01 p.m.
Jim Gray in the house.
11:01 p.m.
Thunder are Spursing the #Clippers right now. Getting into the paint off the dribble and taking wide-open three's. LAC down 62-49.
11:02 p.m.
Jamal Crawford and Eric Bledsoe a combined 4-of-20 shooting tonight. Thunder up lead to 62-49.
11:04 p.m.
That was great help by Collison. Great help.
11:06 p.m.
If that possession was a Disney show, it'd be called "That's So Caron."
11:10 p.m.
How you know a bunch of people have jumped on the Clippers bandwagon. Scores of fans are looking at Clipper Darrell sideways when he yells.
11:11 p.m.
Serge Ibaka and Blake Griffin trading 23-footers. Jamal Crawford can't buy a shot. Some strange things going on in Staples tonight.
11:11 p.m.
Feels like the Thunder are shooting 110 % this quarter.
11:12 p.m.
OKC has opened it up to a 77-61 lead.
11:12 p.m.
The Thunder is 10-of-16 from three tonight. The Clippers are 1-of-9. Difference in the game.
11:16 p.m.
After turning it over eight times in the first half, the Thunder has now turned it over five times in the third quarter.
11:17 p.m.
Floyd Mayweather just got booed when shown on the jumbotron. Guess they wanted him to fight Pacman.
11:19 p.m.
Floyd and his friend both laughed it off.
11:23 p.m.
The Thunder is 28-0 this season when leading after three quarters. Up 14 on the Clippers heading to the fourth.
11:23 p.m.
KD 19p, Russ 17, Serge 14. #Thunder leads #Clippers after three 82-68. Watch Q4 on @FSOklahoma or outside of region, @NBATV
11:27 p.m.
Willie Green and the bench have cut this to 82-75 at the start of the 4th with Russ and KD on the bench. Durant on his way back in.
11:28 p.m.
Jamal Crawford has awoken and the Clippers are alive. LA within seven after a 7-0 run to start the fourth.
11:28 p.m.
Only three free throw attempts for Kevin Durant tonight. He had 42 combined the past two games.
11:31 p.m.
Grant Hill, looking spry after a night off.
11:34 p.m.
Kevin Durant with 6 second-chance points on two possessions is tough to overcome.
11:35 p.m.
Three more for Durant who has 28. Clippers back down 14
11:36 p.m.
Kevin Durant started 1-of-7 shooting, he's 8-of-9 since. Icing the Clippers with three straight fourth quarter threes.
11:38 p.m.
A season-high 15 threes for the Thunder tonight. On 25 attempts.
11:38 p.m.
At least that monster Durant dunk was only worth 2.
11:39 p.m.
Durant has scored 30+ points in six of the past seven games.
11:40 p.m.
RT @andrewthehan: Kevin Durant playing like he's mad at LA for having him do THUNDERSTRUCK.
11:40 p.m.
Thunder has made an OKC era record 15 3-pointers tonight.
11:41 p.m.
Prior to these Westbrook free throws with 4:01 remaining, Blake Griffin has attempted more foul shots (eight) than the Thunder (seven).
11:41 p.m.
Might be time to pull the plug and put in the, um, starters? Willie Green, Caron Butler and DeAndre Jordan all on the bench.
11:45 p.m.
If the #Clippers' cheerleaders had any respect, they'd give all the free T-shirts to Kevin Durant.
11:48 p.m.
RT @BeckleyMason: Blake Griffin is having a hell of a game (29-10-5). If his team was shooting 60% from 3, the Clippers would be up 2.
11:49 p.m.
Two straight illegal screens again. You wanted consistency...
11:49 p.m.
The #Clippers might offensive foul their way to a comeback win!
11:49 p.m.
The Thunder are offensively fouling the Clippers back into the game.
11:50 p.m.
Jamal Crawford just got hammered!! Consider yourselves even, Thunder fans.
11:51 p.m.
OK, upon further review there definitely was some acting involved.
11:52 p.m.
#Clippers had a fastbreak for an easy two but Blake Griffin overshoots Jamal Crawford by a lot. Would've cut it to 6 with 50 sec left.
11:55 p.m.
The #Clippers lose in OT in OKC w/ CP3 having a brutal night and will likely lose a game that got tight in the 4th with him on the bench.
11:58 p.m.
Thunder beat the Clippers 107-97. Battle of the NBA's best goes to OKC. Thunder now 33-9.
11:59 p.m.
Thunder beat the Clippers 109-97. Battle of the NBA's best goes to OKC. Thunder now 33-9.
11:59 p.m.
#Clippers lose 109-97 to Thunder. Durant was too good in 2nd half.
12:00 a.m.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combine for 58 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. Off-night by their recent standards.
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