Game ID: 22400215
LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 25 41 33 35 134LAC 24 29 41 34 128
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/11 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restNEW Joe 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Joe 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Joe 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 26 min (124% of 21)
NEW Joe 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 14 to 20 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (39% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (39% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backBACK Hyland back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
LAC availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 5 min (48% of 11)
OUT Miller missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 12 min (111% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/13 after 3, 5 min since (48% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/13 after 3, 12 min since (111% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/13 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/13 after 3, 11 min since (104% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backBACK Hyland back 11/13 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/13 after 3, 11 min since (104% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 25 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-6 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 110, the Clippers 105.
11/04 vs ORL 102-86 — OKC notes
OKC won 102-86. OKC shot 46% (39 of 85) to ORL's 35%, 12 of 31 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ORL's 27. Williams led with 23 (10 of 17, 3 of 7 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 21, Holmgren 14. The hinge was Q1, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/06 @ DEN 122-124 — OKC notes
OKC lost 122-124. OKC took 11 more shots (100 to 89), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to DEN's 47%, 16 of 40 from three, and got to the line 23 times to DEN's 33. Williams led with 29 (11 of 20, 4 of 8 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 28, Holmgren 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 99-88 against them. They led by as many as 16.
11/08 vs HOU 126-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-107. OKC shot 51% (46 of 90) to HOU's 43%, 14 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to HOU's 17. Holmgren led with 29 (8 of 14, 4 of 6 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 29, Williams 14. The hinge was Q2, 44-20: from level to 24 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/10 vs GSW 116-127 — OKC notes
OKC lost 116-127. OKC shot 45% (42 of 94) to GSW's 51%, 11 of 33 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 24 (6 of 17, 12 of 14 at the line); Williams added 20, Wallace 16. Q4 was theirs, 37-20, the deficit cut from 28 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 107-79 against them. Williams's -19 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs LAC 134-128 — OKC notes
OKC won 134-128. OKC shot 52% (47 of 91) to LAC's 55%, 18 of 46 from three, and got to the line 23 times to LAC's 29. OKC turned it over 11 times to LAC's 23. The glass went 29-47 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 45 (13 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 15 of 16 at the line); J. Williams added 28, Dort 19. The hinge was Q2, 41-29: a lead of 1 became 13, and the lead reached 20. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/13 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Boston at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without McCollum (7 straight), Murray (10 straight), Jones (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 120, New Orleans 106, OKC by 14.
11/15 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Holmgren (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 21 and Beal at 18 a game. Without Durant (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-2 a night and OKC minus-13. Call it OKC 119, Phoenix 110.
11/17 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Holmgren (3 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Irving at 29 and Dončić at 28 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been minus-3 a night and OKC minus-11 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 116, Dallas 107.
11/19 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 34 and Vassell at 16 a game. Without Sochan (7 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Holmgren (4 straight), Caruso (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and OKC minus-14 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 113, San Antonio 110, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/04 vs SAS 113-104 — LAC notes
LAC won 113-104. LAC shot 46% (41 of 90) to SAS's 44%, 19 of 37 from three. Powell led with 23 (7 of 15, 5 of 8 from three); Coffey added 21, Zubac 17. The hinge was Q2, 34-16: the deficit went from 26 to 8. LAC trailed 48-56 at the half and won the second half 65-48. Coffey was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/06 vs PHI 110-98 — LAC notes
LAC won 110-98. LAC shot 57% (41 of 72) to PHI's 55%, 12 of 28 from three. Powell led with 26 (8 of 10, 6 of 8 from three); Harden added 18, Zubac 15. The hinge was Q3, 33-17: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/08 @ SAC 107-98 — LAC notes
LAC won 107-98. LAC shot 44% (36 of 81) to SAC's 47%, 14 of 30 from three. LAC turned it over 18 times to SAC's 13. The glass went 48-35 for them. Powell led with 31 (10 of 23, 5 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Harden added 22, Jones Jr. 14. The hinge was Q1, 34-28: from level to 6 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Mann was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/09 vs TOR 105-103 — LAC notes
LAC won 105-103. LAC shot 46% (35 of 76) to TOR's 42%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 32 times to TOR's 21 — 25 points from the stripe to their 12. Powell led with 24 (7 of 14, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Harden added 24, Porter Jr. 15. The hinge was Q1, 28-22: from level to 6 ahead. Batum was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/11 @ OKC 128-134 — LAC notes
LAC lost 128-134. LAC shot 55% (44 of 80) to OKC's 52%, 20 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to OKC's 23 — 20 points from the stripe to their 22. LAC turned it over 23 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. The glass went 47-29 for them. Powell led with 31 (10 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Zubac added 22, Jones Jr. 20. Q3 was theirs, 41-33, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them.
11/13 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 28 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Green at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Whitmore (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 47 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 47 percent from three to Houston's 28 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-11 a night and the Clippers plus-6. Call it Houston 111, the Clippers 106.
11/15 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Green at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Whitmore (4 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 44 percent from three to Houston's 31 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and the Clippers plus-3. Call it Houston 111, the Clippers 107, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/17 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Powell at 21 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Collins at 20 and Clarkson at 17 a game. Without Kessler (3 straight), Hendricks (9 straight), Sensabaugh (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 116, Utah 108.
11/18 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Powell at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 117, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
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.