US EditionOKC Thunder On Brink Of Early-Season Franchise Record
The Oklahoma City Thunder set a franchise record with an eight-game winning streak, overcoming a 13-point deficit with key runs in the third and fourth quarters.
- On Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their season-opening winning streak to eight games with a 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood.
- The Clippers' early surge, including a 33-23 second-quarter lead, put the Thunder behind after a 16-2 run, but Oklahoma City overcame a 13-point deficit and led 81-78 on an Aaron Wiggins 3-pointer.
- Fueled by a 17-0 run to end the third, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18 of his 30 points, while Isaiah Joe, Cason Wallace, and Aaron Wiggins supported with 22 and 12 points each.
- The victory set a franchise record for consecutive season-opening wins, keeping Oklahoma City Thunder unbeaten as they prepare to play at Portland on Wednesday night.
- The shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers, missing Kawhi Leonard and Bradley Beal, committed 19 turnovers that the Thunder turned into 34 points, sealing a loss with a 19-6 run in the fourth quarter.
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The current Oklahoma basketball champions defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 126:107 and achieved their eighth consecutive victory in the American Professional Basketball League (NBA).
Thunder beats Clippers, sets franchise record with 8-0 start to season
Daily Journal
Thunder roll Clippers to stay unbeaten as SGA keeps streak alive
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kept his remarkable scoring streak alive as the Oklahoma City Thunder came from behind to extend their unbeaten start to the NBA season with a 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.
Pasadena Star News
Clippers’ bad habits exposed by unbeaten Thunder
INGLEWOOD — Clippers coach Tyronn Lue had less than 24 hours to figure out how to avoid turnovers, the kind of mistakes that led to a disheartening loss the previous night. His solution was, in theory, simple. He said the Clippers needed to “make the easy pass, the easy play. Instead of making the home run play, take what the defense gives us.” Simple. And for the first 12 minutes Tuesday night, the game was tantalizingly easy for the Clippers. …
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