In OKC’s final matchup before the postseason, Coach Donovan used the opportunity to reacclimate Dennis Schröder into the lineup and rest his high-minute players before rolling into the postseason and the first round of the playoffs. Even then, the Thunder reserves put up 70 points to push their final regular season game into overtime.
Neither the Thunder nor the Clippers instituted their usual starting lineups in Friday’s game instead opting for rest going into the playoffs. For OKC, although the squad was without Luguentz Dort (sprained knee) and Chris Paul (thumb sprain), the Thunder welcomed its Sixth Man of the Year contender Dennis Schröder back into the lineup after missing the previous six games for the birth of his second child.