The Thunder was locked in a tug-of-war match for much of Thursday night’s game in Los Angeles. Oklahoma City was down by three after the first quarter, tied the game by halftime, then watched as the Clippers re-gained that three-point lead headed into the fourth. Right on cue, the OKC bench sparked the run that broke the contest wide open.
The Thunder started the fourth quarter on a 12-0 run, taking a 106-97 lead with 7:56 remaining. Raymond Felton, Jerami Grant and Patrick Patterson scored 8 points on 4/4 shooting during burst, then handed it off to the OK3, who took over and carried the Thunder to a 127-117 victory.