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Thunder extend perfect start with 105-92 win over Clippers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their undefeated start to the season by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 105-92 on Saturday night.
All five Thunder starters scored in double figures, and the six straight wins to begin the season marked the team's best start since moving to Oklahoma City from Seattle in 2008.
Norman Powell scored 24 points and James Harden added 12 points and 13 rebounds, but the Clippers dropped to 0-4 in their new arena despite holding double-digit leads in each of those defeats.
Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue waved the white flag and pulled his starters with 4:13 remaining.
Thunder: After coach Mark Daigneault expressed plenty of respect for the Clippers' ferocious defense coming into the game, Gilgeous-Alexander shredded Los Angeles for 23 points in the second and third quarters to make an early statement in a potential MVP season.
Clippers: They got off to a good start from 3-point range, making eight long balls in the first quarter, but Los Angeles went 3 for 16 (18.8%) the rest of the way.
Aaron Wiggins hit a 3 to end the third quarter for an 81-78 lead, and the Thunder followed that up by scoring the first seven points in the fourth to create separation.
Former Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler coined “Lawler's law,” the concept that the first team to reach 100 points would win a game. But the Thunder became the first team to make it a reality at Intuit Dome. Los Angeles was 0-3 despite hitting the century mark in its first three home games.
The Thunder host Orlando on Monday, and the Clippers continue their five-game homestand against San Antonio on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Chet Holmgren vs. Ivica Zubac (Aaron Wiggins gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 |  | Aaron Wiggins misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +3 | Terance Mann makes three point jump shot (Norman Powell assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:05 | | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:36 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point stepback jump shot | 3-5 |
| 9:49 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:49 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 3-8 |
| 9:22 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Norman Powell steals) | ||
| 9:19 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-9 |
| 9:19 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:19 | | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-10 |
| 9:03 | | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Norman Powell steals) | ||
| 8:57 | | Terance Mann turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 8:48 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:45 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | James Harden misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-10 |
| 8:34 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:31 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving dunk | 4-12 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-12 |
| 7:54 | | James Harden offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | James Harden turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-14 |
| 7:08 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Norman Powell turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:48 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Terance Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Jalen Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 9-14 |
| 5:37 | | Alex Caruso personal foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point alley-oop dunk (James Harden assists) | 9-16 |
| 5:11 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point driving floating jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 11-16 |
| 4:54 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 13-16 |
| 4:42 | | Kai Jones shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-16 |
| 4:16 | | Terance Mann misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 4:06 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Kai Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Kai Jones assists) | 14-19 |
| 3:46 | | Jalen Williams misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:20 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Alex Caruso personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | James Harden blocks Luguentz Dort's two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:37 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 14-22 |
| 2:18 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 17-22 |
| 1:59 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Kai Jones blocks Jalen Williams's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:22 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point running jump shot (James Harden assists) | 17-25 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-25 |
| 0:42 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 19-28 |
| 0:32 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Kai Jones turnover (bad pass) (Ousmane Dieng steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | Jalen Williams turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 19-30 |
| 11:30 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul) | ||
| 11:18 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-30 |
| 10:55 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 22-32 |
| 10:45 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Ivica Zubac steals) | ||
| 10:35 | | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 22-35 |
| 10:19 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 24-35 |
| 10:19 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-35 |
| 10:01 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Cason Wallace personal foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Ajay Mitchell shooting foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | +1 | Kris Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-36 |
| 9:49 | | Kris Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:46 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-36 |
| 9:37 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-36 |
| 9:22 | | Ajay Mitchell shooting foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Nicolas Batum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-37 |
| 9:22 | | Nicolas Batum misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:20 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (lost ball) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point running layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 27-39 |
| 9:06 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:44 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Kris Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 8:37 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-39 |
| 8:20 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Chet Holmgren steals) | ||
| 8:03 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Ajay Mitchell shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | Ivica Zubac misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:50 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-40 |
| 7:41 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 7:25 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point running jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 33-40 |
| 7:25 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:02 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot | 33-43 |
| 7:02 | | Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:00 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Terance Mann personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Alex Caruso shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | Ivica Zubac misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:29 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Ivica Zubac misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:27 | | Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 33-45 |
| 6:09 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 35-45 |
| 5:48 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 5:35 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 35-47 |
| 5:06 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot | 38-47 |
| 4:51 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 |