Driving lanes were clogged and every scoring run by the Thunder was answered in commanding fashion by the Clippers. Despite fighting to bring the game to within single digits on multiple occasions, the Clippers answered with a rally to leave OKC behind.
Aside from the Clippers shooting an efficient 56 percent from inside the arc, the Thunder’s biggest hurdle on Thursday came in the form of finding a way to score consistently amid the length and physicality of Los Angeles’s defense at every position.
Initially, the Thunder struggled to finish at the rim in the opening quarter.