The Oklahoma City Thunder (26 - 25) defeated the Los Angeles Clippers (33 - 19) 131 - 108 on Sunday. The Clippers found out just before the game that All-Star power forward Blake Griffin will undergo surgery to clean out a staph infection in his right elbow. Griffin's return timetable remains unclear with reports suggesting he could be sidelined for anywhere from 2 - to - 6 weeks following surgery. Spencer Hawes stepped into the starting lineup in place of Griffin and posted 17 points and one rebound in 35 minutes. The Clippers' frontcourt got even thinner Sunday when Glen Davis was forced to leave the game with back spasms. Los Angeles has dropped four straight games as they struggle to compensate for the absences of J.J. Redick (back) and Griffin. The Thunder gained a large advantage Sunday by dominating the glass, out - rebounding the Clippers 54 - 29. Kevin Durant led the way on offense with a game - high 29 points and six assists, while Russell Westbrook continued his torrid stretch with 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes. He was coming off back - to - back scoring performances of 48 and 45 points. Kendrick Perkins sat out the game due to a one - game suspension for dangerous contact with Tyreke Evans' head in the Thunder's loss to the Pelicans on Friday. With Perkins out, the Thunder opted to give rookie Mitch McGary a career - high 23 minutes off the bench in just the third game of his career. McGary put up an impressive 19 - point, 10 - rebound double - double. Oklahoma City remains 3 games out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. They'll go on the road to face the Nuggets on Monday. The Clippers have fallen into seventh place in the Western Conference standings, and the absence of Griffin might put them in danger of getting booted from the playoffs. They'll wrap up their current eight - game road trip Monday in Dallas.
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