The Oklahoma City Thunder (53 - 23) defeated the Los Angeles Clippers (47 - 28) 119 - 117 on Thursday. The Clippers were without the majority of their players for this game and nearly pulled out a miraculous win. The Thunder ended the game on a 9 - 2 run to win their ninth game in their last 10. The rebounding was key for the Thunder, as they brought down 46 boards to the Clippers' 26. The Clippers played this game without Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, J.J. Redick and Blake Griffin and may have had their best performance of the season. Jamal Crawford stepped up big time, as he scored 32 points and dished out seven assists. Austin Rivers scored a career - high 32 points as well, while also providing four rebounds and five assists. Los Angeles wo n't play again until Sunday against the Washington Wizards and Blake Griffin is expected to make his return for that matchup. The Thunder were a 17 - point favorite in this game and narrowly had one of their worst losses of the year. Russell Westbrook flirted with yet another triple - double, as he accumulated 26 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and four steals. Kevin Durant led the team with 31 points and also recorded eight rebounds and five assists On deck for Oklahoma City is a matchup with the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
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