LOS ANGELES – The Thunder’s performance through three quarters on Wednesday night was perhaps as good as the team has put together all season. The fourth quarter, it was the exact opposite.
It was a dominating and impressive two-way performance by the Thunder for most of the game, but a 26-5 run by the Los Angeles Clippers to end the game was too devastating to overcome. In the end it was a 103-98 defeat at the hands of the team looking up at the Thunder from one spot behind in the standings. Head Coach Billy Donovan was straightforward after the game, explaining that this type of loss provided an opportunity to shine a light on where the team must be better in order to be elite.