LOS ANGELES —
Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 109-97 on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams with the two best records in the NBA.
Serge Ibaka added 17 points before fouling out late while helping the Thunder improve to a league-leading 33-9 and expand their lead in the West to 1 1/2 games over the Clippers, who were without All-Star Chris Paul and fell to 32-11.
Blake Griffin had 31 points and 11 rebounds, and Jamal Crawford added 14 points off the bench. Eric Bledsoe had 12 points in place of Paul.
The Clippers had won four straight at home against the Thunder, and they led much of the first quarter before giving up the lead for good early in the second.
OKLAHOMA CITY (109)
Durant 12-19 3-3 32, Ibaka 7-13 2-2 17, Perkins 0-0 0-0 0, Westbrook 9-19 5-5 26, Sefolosha 3-5 0-0 9, Collison 4-8 0-0 8, Martin 4-9 2-3 13, Liggins 0-0 0-1 0, Jackson 2-5 0-0 4, Thabeet 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-78 12-14 109.
L.A. CLIPPERS (97)
Butler 2-6 0-0 4, Griffin 11-19 9-10 31, Jordan 2-2 3-6 7, Bledsoe 5-16 2-3 12, Green 2-2 0-0 5, Crawford 6-18 1-2 14, Odom 4-7 0-0 8, Barnes 4-10 0-0 10, Hill 3-4 0-0 6, Turiaf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-84 15-21 97.
Oklahoma City 22 27 33 27 — 109
L.A. Clippers 22 23 23 29 — 97
3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 15-27 (Durant 5-6, Martin 3-5, Sefolosha 3-5, Westbrook 3-6, Ibaka 1-1, Collison 0-1, Jackson 0-3), L.A. Clippers 4-16 (Barnes 2-5, Green 1-1, Crawford 1-6, Odom 0-1, Butler 0-3). Fouled Out—Ibaka. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 42 (Ibaka 9), L.A. Clippers 48 (Griffin 11). Assists—Oklahoma City 24 (Durant 7), L.A. Clippers 15 (Griffin 5). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 26, L.A. Clippers 17. Technicals—Odom. A—19,451 (19,060).
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