The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, March 23 at 10:30 PM ET.
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The Los Angeles Clippers will welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to Crypto.com Arena for an NBA game on Thursday. Nicolas Batum hit a jumper to pull the Clippers to 101-100. The Clippers lost a coach’s challenge of an out-of-bounds call with 30 seconds left. The Thunder inbounded, but missed a shot and Leonard grabbed the rebound. Leonard dribbled down the final seconds when the Clippers didn’t have any timeouts left. He was hounded by Thunder defenders and didn’t get a shot off.
“I’ll take ownership of it,” Leonard said. “Definitely should have gotten a shot off.” The teams kept it close throughout the third. Gilgeous-Alexander scored the Thunder’s final 10 points and they trailed 81-80 going into the final period. The Clippers blew a 14-point lead to start the game. They opened on an 18-4 run, but the Thunder tied it minutes later.
Leonard received a technical and Terance Mann got hit with two technicals at 4:24 of the second period. Mann was ejected. Leonard said he was told he got whistled for clapping in the referee’s face. “I didn’t believe it,” he said.
The Oklahoma City Thunder on the other hand won 100-101 against the Clippers in their last game. Paul George went down hard in the fourth quarter. He may have taken the Los Angeles Clippers’ championship hopes with him. George got hurt in Tuesday night’s 101-100 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The star guard hit the court after getting fouled by Luguentz Dort with 4:38 remaining. He lay on his back for several minutes before being helped to his feet. Supported by staff on either side, George headed to the locker room, appearing unable to put any weight on his right leg.
“I went up for the rebound, kind of hit his leg,” Dort said. “I didn’t do it on purpose, definitely an accident.” There was no immediate update on George after the game. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said he was still being evaluated. George later left the arena on the back of a cart with his right leg extended.
Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard, Marcus Morris Sr., Ivica Zubac, Paul George, Russell Westbrook
Oklahoma City Thunder: Luguentz Dort, Jalen Williams, Jaylin Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey
Los Angeles Clippers: Paul George, Brandon Boston Jr., Norman Powell
Oklahoma City Thunder: Kenrich Williams, Chet Holmgren
The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, March 23 at 10:30 PM ET.
The match between the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder will be telecast live on Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, Bally Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, Bally Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma. | March 23 (10:30 PM ET) |
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