OKLAHOMA CITY – The Clippers (22-14) are ready to turn the page to 2017, as a stretch of seven games in 10 days ended Saturday night on New Year’s Eve against the Thunder (21-13) with their worst defeat of the season.
Here are five quick takeaways from the Clippers’ 114-88 loss.
1) Fifth straight new lineup – J.J. Redick played for the second straight game after his return from a sore hamstring, but the Clippers were still without Chris Paul (hamstring strain), who sat out for the second straight night and the fifth time in the Clippers’ last six games.