LA Clippers Edge Oklahoma City Thunder 113-112: Lopez Scores 26, Garland 24 as Gilgeous-Alexander's 40 Go in Defeat
The LA Clippers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-112 in an NBA Cup group game on Friday night, November 13, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Clippers center Brook Lopez scored 26 points and guard Darius Garland added 24, while Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 40 points in defeat.
The Clippers led 33-27 after the first quarter and 57-44 at halftime. Oklahoma City surged back with a 40-25 third quarter to take the lead, before Los Angeles won the final period 31-28. Garland made a free throw with 50 seconds left in the fourth quarter to put the Clippers ahead 113-112 for good.
Gilgeous-Alexander shot 15 of 26 from the field and added five assists. The short-handed Thunder lost their third straight game, a season high.
The Clippers improved to 3-8 with the win, while the Thunder fell to 8-5. The result counts toward both the NBA Cup group standings and the regular-season standings.
Lopez and Garland combined for 50 points for the Clippers. Oklahoma City's third-quarter rally briefly put the visitors in front, but the Thunder could not score the go-ahead basket in the final minute.
Source: NBA
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Photo: 图：Intuit Dome 主入口（本场快船主场）。作者：Anthony De Leon，署名授权，维基共享资源。 / Photo: Intuit Dome main entrance, the Clippers' home arena. Credit: Anthony De Leon, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons.
