After a slow start, the Thunder flipped the game with suffocating defense and a dominant third quarter, riding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s effortless control to a 122-101win over the Clippers.
OKLAHOMA CITY – For a while, the night felt slightly off. Layups rimmed out from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The pace lagged. The Thunder moved like a team shaking the stiffness from its legs, still carrying the residue of a rare loss and a few days of rest.
The Clippers took advantage early, playing free and loose, and for the opening stretch, Oklahoma City followed rather than led.
Then the game found its balance with the group that started the second quarter.
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