OKLAHOMA CITY– Russell Westbrook had a triple-double with a career-high 20 assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder throttled the Los Angeles Clippers 120-108 in a game that could decide who finishes third and fourth in the Western Conference, respectively.
The Clippers appear to be justifiably positioned as the fourth best team in the Western Conference. They are clearly not in the same class as the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs. They have now dropped three of four to the Thunder, with their lone victory coming after OKC was leading 22 points in that game and collapsed in the fourth quarter.
Los Angeles was outrebounded 52-29 on the night as the Thunder's size in the middle appeared to be too much for the Clippers to handle. Jeff Green lead the Clippers with 23 points, J.J. Redick had 22 and Chris Paul had 16 assists.
Players of the Night:
Russell Westbrook – 25 points, 20 assists and 11 rebounds
Kevin Durant – 30 points and 12 rebounds
Jeff Green – 23 points
J.J. Redick – 22 points and five three-pointers.
Chris Paul – 12 points, 16 rebounds and 5 steals.
Three Takeaways:
1. Quarter Pounder With Cheese: Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant each scored at least 25 points. Durant led the way with 30 points and 12 rebounds while Westbrook had 25 points, 11 rebounds and a whopping 20 assists!
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Westbrook and Durant combined: 55 points, 27 assists, 23 rebounds. — Welcome To Loud City (@WTLC) March 10, 2016
2. Where's the Glass Cleaner?: DeAndre Jordan had only 7 rebounds, half as much many as his season average of 14.1. The Clippers were outrebounded by an astonishing 52-29 margin. Not going to cut it.
Thunder size inside playing a role. OKC has 23 rebounds, Clippers just 12 nearing halftime — Rowan Kavner (@RowanKavner) March 10, 2016
3. Where's The Truth? Paul Pierce no show. "The Truth" started the game at small forward and was 0-for-4 from the field for 0 points in 18 minutes of action.
What's more useless? A laptop with no wifi or Paul pierce? — M.F (@thatguy_frog) March 10, 2016
Up Next:
The Los Angeles Clippers (41-22) return home to Los Angeles where they will host the New York Knicks on Friday, March 11 at 7:30PM PST.
The Oklahoma City Thunder (44-20) will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday at 5:00 PM PST.
