Oklahoma City Thunder at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationHolmgren scores 30, Thunder clinch NBA's best regular-season record in 128-110 victory over Clippers
Jalen Williams scored 18 points for the NBA champion Thunder (64-16), who will have homecourt advantage throughout the postseason in their title defense after holding off San Antonio (61-19), which is on an 18-2 run since February. Oklahoma City has won seven straight and 19 of 20 to earn the West's No. 1 seed for the third straight season.
Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points and Brook Lopez added 16 for the eighth-place Clippers, who had won seven of nine. Los Angeles is 35-18 since shortly before Christmas, but still must win one of its final two games to extend this once-moribund franchise's streak to 15 consecutive winning seasons.
The Clippers head to Portland on Friday for a crucial game. The winner almost certainly will finish eighth in the Western Conference, while the losers will slip to ninth, where they'll need two wins in the play-in tournament to make the playoffs.
While Gilgeous-Alexander scored at least 20 points in his record 141st consecutive game despite sitting out the fourth quarter, Leonard scored at least 20 in his 56th straight game. Leonard also remained on track to play in at least 65 games this season — his second-most in seven years with the Clippers, and enough to qualify for All-NBA consideration.
Holmgren scored 24 points in the first half and propelled the Thunder to an early 25-point lead. Oklahoma City hit 58.1% of its shots and thoroughly stifled the Clippers' offense, allowing no fast-break field goals.
Darius Garland sat out for the Clippers to manage his toe injury. He hasn't played in back-to-back games since Los Angeles acquired him from Cleveland in a trade for James Harden.
Clippers: At Portland on Friday.
Regular Season Series
OKC wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 128 - 110 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 128 - 110 |
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Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 128 - 110 |
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Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 128 - 109 |
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Aaron Wiggins shooting foul | 128 - 108 |
Statistics
OKC |
LAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 48-83 | FG | 40-86 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 13-34 | 3PT | 14-32 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 19-24 | FT | 16-24 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 97 | Percent Led | 1 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Out | Oct 29 |
| Max Strus, G | Out | Oct 28 |
| Brandon Ingram, F | Out | Oct 28 |
| Bradley Beal, G | Out | Oct 14 |
| Jordan Miller, G | Out | Aug 26 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cason Wallace, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Chet Holmgren, C | Out | Oct 30 |
| Jalen Williams, G | Out | Oct 28 |
| Alex Caruso, G | Out | Oct 28 |
| Thomas Sorber, C | Out | Oct 27 |
Game Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City |
4 | 1 | .800 | - | L1 |
Portland |
3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | L1 |
Minnesota |
4 | 2 | .667 | 0.5 | W1 |
Denver |
3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | W2 |
Utah |
1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | L3 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Lakers |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
Golden State |
1 | 3 | W3 | 0.5 | 3 |
Phoenix |
2 | 3 | L2 | 0.25 | 1 |
LA Clippers |
2.5 | 4 | L4 | 0.2 | 1 |
Sacramento |
3.5 | 5 | L5 | 0 | 0 |
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