Oklahoma City Thunder (36-36) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (38-35)
The 2022-23 NBA season continues on Thursday, March 23, 2023, when the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Los Angeles Clippers in this Western Conference clash at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers enter as a 2.0-point favorite, and the total is set at 231.5.
These teams have met three times this season, including this last Tuesday, with Oklahoma City winning all three games. That included a 101-100 victory over the Clippers on Tuesday where the Thunder were 6.5-point underdogs and the total was set at 238.0.
The Oklahoma City Thunder (36-36, 43-26-3 ATS) knocked off the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, 101-100, winning their eighth game out of the last 10. The Thunder are 3-1 in their last four games on the road and are 14-21 on the road overall. Oklahoma City is currently in seventh place in the Western Conference standings, 0.5 games behind the Golden State Warriors.
“I went up for the rebound, kind of hit his leg,” Luguentz Dort said. “I didn’t do it on purpose, definitely an accident.”
Another look at Lu's lockdown defense last night ?? pic.twitter.com/b15Iohg31W
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) March 22, 2023
Oklahoma City took a five-point lead into the half, only to watch the Los Angeles Clippers battle back to take a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. However, the Thunder were able to get the edge following a collision between the Clippers’ Paul George and the Thunder’s Luguentz Dort. Oklahoma City shop 13-14 from the free-throw line. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 31 points and added seven rebounds and four assists.
The Thunder are one of the best offensive teams in the NBA, averaging 117.6 points per contest, fourth overall. This despite only averaging 46.7% from the field, 22nd, and 36.0% from the three-point range, 17th. They have been outstanding from the free-throw line, however, sixt h in the NBA in free-throw percentage (80.7%). In their last five, the offense has struggled, only averaging 111.8 points per game, but they are playing very good defense, holding their last five opponents to 109.0 points on average.
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