LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
- Last Matchup: 01/16/2024 | LAC 128 - OKC 117 | P. George: 38 PTS - J. Williams: 25 PTS
- The Clippers won their last meeting against the Thunder despite Oklahoma City shooting 50.6% from the field, 47.1% from three and 85.0% from the free-throw line. Los Angeles is the only team to beat the Thunder this season when they have 50/40/85 or better shooting splits (9-1 record).
- Los Angeles scored 130 points in a five-point win at Golden State prior to the All-Star break. The Clippers have six games on the road with 130 or more points this season – just one short of the franchise record in any season (7 in 2019-20).
- Despite not joining the team until November, James Harden (838 points, 403 assists) became the fourth Clipper in the last 40 years to have 800+ points and 400+ assists prior to the All-Star break, joining Chris Paul (twice), Baron Davis and Norm Nixon.
- The Clippers and Thunder are two of the three NBA teams that rank in the top 10 in field-goal percentage, three-point percentage and free-throw percentage in 2023-24 (Phoenix).
STATS:
2023-24 OPPONENT COMPARISON
PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | |
LAC | 118.0 | .494 | .395 | .816 | 43.0 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 12.9 |
OKC | 120.8 | .500 | .393 | .832 | 41.0 | 27.3 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 12.5 |