On a second night of a back to back, going up against a hot Western conference rival, the Thunder came to fight…as much as they could.
It was evident in the first quarter (34-25) that it was going to be difficult keeping up with the high-flying Clips. You could start to see the inevitable long night ahead when the threes would not drop (34.5%, 4/18) and Russell Westbrook temporarily forgot himself (7 points, zero assists). The Clippers shot well from the jump by establishing their paint identity (54.5% from the floor) and lighting up OKC from three (4/6 made).