Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov (20) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena.
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In a game the Clippers went into talking about the need to get some sort of marquee win, Chris Paul did just about everything in his power to try to make it happen.
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Branislav Ivanovic , Pedro and Oscar scored the goals to lift them to 15th, albeit still only four points above the bottom three. Many Premier League observers will suggest that the Foxes will not be able to carry on this form for the rest of the season.
Russell Westbrook scored 33 points, Durant had 24 and Serge Ibaka added 17 for Oklahoma City.
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Indeed, that winning mentality is part of the 44-year-old’s nature, and he is unlikely to let his standards slip over the next six months.
The Thunder’s all-star combo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook came up big in the final minute Monday against the Clippers. Los Angeles is 16-12 on the year, 10-5 at home and 9-16-3 against the spread. “We’re not as good as San Antonio or Golden State”. The Thunder went on a 6-0 to tie it at 87, at which point the Clippers kept scoring and the Thunder kept answering.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers had fewer options on his bench for the opener of this four-game season series, with son Austin Rivers sitting this one out because of a sprained right ankle.
Lance Stephenson, who finished with 10 points and four rebounds, was active early in a fourth quarter in which neither team led by more than six points. The Clippers went up by as much as eight in the third quarter before the Thunder rallied again.
Westbrook kept OKC in the game with a number of midrange jumpers. A loss could be dispiriting, but a victory could be exactly what they need to get themselves going. The over/under total for the game has been set at 207.5 points.
The highly anticipated matchup of two of the Western Conference’s top teams did not disappoint on Monday night at Staples Center.
The Clippers are just 4-9 against teams. They have won seven straight against their Staples Center co-tenants, and 11 of the last 12 meetings.
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