LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK | Game ID: 22400215
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 25 41 33 35 134LAC 24 29 41 34 128
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores career-high 45 as Thunder beat Clippers in first game without Holmgren
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 on Monday night in their first game this season without Chet Holmgren .
Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture after a hard fall during Sunday's loss to Golden State . The 7-foot-1 forward/center had been one of the league's most efficient scorers and top shot blockers.
Gilgeous-Alexander picked up the slack by making 13 of 21 field goals and 15 of 16 free throws. He also had nine assists. Jalen Williams scored 28 points and Lu Dort added 19 for Oklahoma City.
With their tallest starter at 6-foot-6, the Thunder ran relentlessly, yet committed just 11 turnovers. They were outrebounded 47-29.
Norman Powell scored 31 points, but he fouled out with the Clippers down four with 1:32 remaining. Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 14 rebounds and Derrick Jones Jr . added 20 points for Los Angeles. James Harden had 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, but he shot 5 of 15 and had five fouls.
The Thunder led by 20 midway through the third quarter. Powell's fadeaway corner 3 at the end of the third trimmed Oklahoma City's lead to 99-94, and the game was close throughout the final period.
Takeaways Clippers: Los Angeles was careless with the ball. Oklahoma City scored 32 points off the Clippers' 24 turnovers.
Thunder: Even with several players injured, Oklahoma City's depth was too much for the Clippers, especially with Los Angeles in foul trouble.
Key moment Gilgeous-Alexander made two free throws with 22.7 seconds left to put the Thunder ahead 132-128 and reach his career-high point total.
Key stat Oklahoma City made 22 of 23 free throws while Los Angeles made 20 of 29.
Up next The Clippers visit Houston on Wednesday and the Thunder host New Orleans on Wednesday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KP K. Porter Jr.
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
LAC/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur