INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Clippers scored the game’s final seven points to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-112 in an NBA Cup game Friday night, despite 40 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, The Associated Press reported.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Darius Garland added 24. Garland put the Clippers ahead for good on a three-point play with 50.4 seconds left, and Gilgeous-Alexander missed a 21-foot jumper at the buzzer.
Oklahoma City led 112-106 with 2:43 remaining before the Clippers’ closing run.
Jared McCain scored 23 points, going 7-for-11 from 3-point range, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 21 points and 16 rebounds for the Thunder, who fell to 0-3 on a four-game West Coast trip for a season-high third straight loss.
The Thunder have been without starters Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace since Oct. 26, according to the AP.
The Clippers, who lost 133-110 in Phoenix on Tuesday, host Charlotte on Sunday. Oklahoma City plays at Sacramento.
Sources: ESPN / The Associated Press. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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