Thunder hold off Clippers 108-101 to improve to 3-0

Player of the game

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 34 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

8.6

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists as the Thunder beat the Clippers 108-101 at Paycom Center. Oklahoma City moved to 3-0. The Clippers fell to 1-2.

The game turned in the fourth. Isaiah Jackson tied it at 90 with a running jump shot at 6:07. Ajay Mitchell answered with a close two, and Alex Caruso added a tip shot for a 95-90 lead. Rui Hachimura hit a three off a Darius Garland assist to make it 95-93. Gilgeous-Alexander scored inside to push it back to 97-93. Derrick Jones Jr. hit a three to cut it to 97-96.

Jalen Williams then dunked off a Caruso assist for a 101-96 lead, and Mitchell followed with a short shot for 103-96. Brook Lopez answered, and Garland's layup with 46.6 seconds left made it 106-101. Garland had 16 points and 11 assists. Isaiah Hartenstein grabbed 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City.

Chirp's Sim gave the Thunder a 71% chance over 10,000 runs, and it called it.

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