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| 735 | LA CLIPPERS | +9 | Over 209.5 | | 736 | OKLAHOMA CITY | -1 | Under 217.5 |
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| All Games | 63-30 | +3.3 | 49-43 | 51-42 | 108.2 | 54.9 | 47.4% | 52.1 | 101.7 | 52.6 | 44.4% | 52.5 | | Road Games | 25-21 | -7.8 | 26-19 | 25-21 | 104.9 | 53.0 | 46.3% | 51.1 | 102.4 | 53.6 | 44.9% | 53.9 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 112.4 | 58.0 | 48.2% | 46.2 | 111.0 | 59.0 | 49.1% | 53.4 | | Playoff Games | 6-5 | -1.5 | 3-8 | 7-4 | 110.2 | 55.4 | 46.8% | 48.9 | 107.2 | 54.1 | 47.1% | 54.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 108.2 | 54.9 | 39-83 | 47.4% | 9-24 | 35.2% | 21-29 | 73.1% | 52 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.4 | 50.7 | 38-83 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 35.8% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 104.9 | 53.0 | 38-82 | 46.3% | 9-25 | 35.7% | 20-27 | 72.3% | 51 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 101.7 | 52.6 | 38-85 | 44.4% | 7-22 | 33.5% | 19-25 | 75.4% | 52 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.9 | 51.1 | 38-83 | 45.6% | 8-22 | 36.2% | 18-24 | 76.0% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 102.4 | 53.6 | 38-85 | 44.9% | 7-22 | 33.3% | 19-25 | 75.1% | 54 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
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| All Games | 65-28 | -9.2 | 49-42 | 49-44 | 106.0 | 53.6 | 46.9% | 52.9 | 100.0 | 49.7 | 43.6% | 50.2 | | Home Games | 37-10 | -1.8 | 26-20 | 25-22 | 107.6 | 54.8 | 48.0% | 53.2 | 99.3 | 49.8 | 43.5% | 49.6 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +0.3 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 110.8 | 58.4 | 51.1% | 53.6 | 109.0 | 58.4 | 46.1% | 44.4 | | Playoff Games | 6-5 | -4.1 | 6-4 | 7-4 | 104.5 | 51.6 | 45.5% | 56.3 | 101.2 | 49.7 | 43.4% | 50.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 106.0 | 53.6 | 39-83 | 46.9% | 8-23 | 35.6% | 20-25 | 80.8% | 53 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.1 | 50.5 | 38-83 | 45.5% | 8-21 | 35.7% | 18-24 | 75.8% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 107.6 | 54.8 | 40-82 | 48.0% | 8-21 | 37.8% | 20-26 | 79.6% | 53 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.0 | 49.7 | 37-84 | 43.6% | 8-23 | 35.4% | 18-25 | 72.6% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.4 | 50.6 | 38-83 | 45.6% | 8-21 | 35.9% | 18-24 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 99.3 | 49.8 | 36-84 | 43.5% | 9-24 | 36.5% | 18-25 | 70.3% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: LA CLIPPERS 96.5, OKLAHOMA CITY 96.5 |
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| 4/3/2014 | DALLAS | 107-113 | L | -4 | L | 211.5 | O | 39-91 | 42.9% | 49 | 6 | 41-82 | 50.0% | 53 | 11 | | 4/6/2014 | LA LAKERS | 120-97 | W | -15.5 | W | 224.5 | U | 47-83 | 56.6% | 59 | 16 | 36-86 | 41.9% | 42 | 14 | | 4/9/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 101-107 | L | -3.5 | L | 212 | U | 36-86 | 41.9% | 66 | 16 | 38-90 | 42.2% | 55 | 8 | | 4/12/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 117-101 | W | -11 | W | 206 | O | 41-81 | 50.6% | 54 | 11 | 35-82 | 42.7% | 49 | 10 | | 4/15/2014 | DENVER | 117-105 | W | -10.5 | W | 221 | O | 44-83 | 53.0% | 54 | 15 | 35-82 | 42.7% | 45 | 19 | | 4/16/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 104-110 | L | 4 | L | 207 | O | 34-84 | 40.5% | 48 | 8 | 42-101 | 41.6% | 72 | 10 | | 4/19/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 105-109 | L | -7.5 | L | 211 | O | 36-85 | 42.4% | 50 | 17 | 40-90 | 44.4% | 68 | 21 | | 4/21/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 138-98 | W | -8 | W | 212.5 | O | 47-83 | 56.6% | 40 | 13 | 36-76 | 47.4% | 44 | 26 | | 4/24/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 98-96 | W | -3 | L | 212 | U | 40-86 | 46.5% | 59 | 13 | 37-89 | 41.6% | 60 | 17 | | 4/27/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 97-118 | L | -1.5 | L | 209.5 | O | 33-77 | 42.9% | 42 | 19 | 41-74 | 55.4% | 45 | 15 | | 4/29/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 113-103 | W | -7 | W | 208.5 | O | 37-76 | 48.7% | 49 | 12 | 40-85 | 47.1% | 51 | 13 | | 5/1/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 99-100 | L | 0 | L | 210.5 | U | 32-87 | 36.8% | 67 | 12 | 35-89 | 39.3% | 65 | 8 | | 5/3/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 126-121 | W | -7 | L | 207.5 | O | 46-83 | 55.4% | 46 | 13 | 39-79 | 49.4% | 44 | 18 | | 5/5/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 122-105 | W | 5.5 | W | 213.5 | O | 45-82 | 54.9% | 47 | 8 | 39-85 | 45.9% | 54 | 17 | | 5/7/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 101-112 | L | 5.5 | L | 215.5 | U | 37-83 | 44.6% | 41 | 14 | 44-87 | 50.6% | 59 | 16 | | 5/9/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 112-118 | L | -4 | L | 214 | O | 42-93 | 45.2% | 42 | 6 | 44-79 | 55.7% | 52 | 14 | | 5/11/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 101-99 | W | -5 | L | 214 | U | 39-93 | 41.9% | 55 | 9 | 33-75 | 44.0% | 58 | 16 | | 5/13/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/15/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 4/3/2014 | SAN ANTONIO | 106-94 | W | -3.5 | W | 206 | U | 40-81 | 49.4% | 48 | 13 | 38-88 | 43.2% | 49 | 18 | | 4/4/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 107-111 | L | 3 | L | 214 | O | 38-85 | 44.7% | 49 | 14 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 50 | 11 | | 4/6/2014 | @ PHOENIX | 115-122 | L | -3 | L | 211 | O | 40-84 | 47.6% | 49 | 12 | 45-77 | 58.4% | 43 | 12 | | 4/8/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 107-92 | W | -9.5 | W | 200.5 | U | 38-80 | 47.5% | 51 | 6 | 34-82 | 41.5% | 54 | 9 | | 4/9/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 107-101 | W | 3.5 | W | 212 | U | 38-90 | 42.2% | 55 | 8 | 36-86 | 41.9% | 66 | 16 | | 4/11/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 116-94 | W | -15.5 | W | 204.5 | O | 44-82 | 53.7% | 56 | 11 | 35-86 | 40.7% | 41 | 12 | | 4/13/2014 | @ INDIANA | 97-102 | L | 1 | L | 192 | O | 36-84 | 42.9% | 36 | 9 | 38-72 | 52.8% | 53 | 21 | | 4/14/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 89-101 | L | -8.5 | L | 204 | U | 31-77 | 40.3% | 54 | 16 | 35-79 | 44.3% | 48 | 10 | | 4/16/2014 | DETROIT | 112-111 | W | -14.5 | L | 212.5 | O | 38-86 | 44.2% | 61 | 15 | 42-83 | 50.6% | 50 | 17 | | 4/19/2014 | MEMPHIS | 100-86 | W | -8 | W | 190.5 | U | 34-76 | 44.7% | 58 | 12 | 33-91 | 36.3% | 59 | 6 | | 4/21/2014 | MEMPHIS | 105-111 | L | -6.5 | L | 190 | O | 37-93 | 39.8% | 55 | 8 | 43-87 | 49.4% | 51 | 9 | | 4/24/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 95-98 | L | -2.5 | L | 190 | O | 34-87 | 39.1% | 59 | 16 | 41-92 | 44.6% | 56 | 14 | | 4/26/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 92-89 | W | -3 | T | 188 | U | 33-90 | 36.7% | 66 | 21 | 35-94 | 37.2% | 62 | 13 | | 4/29/2014 | MEMPHIS | 99-100 | L | -7.5 | L | 185.5 | O | 36-92 | 39.1% | 61 | 17 | 37-87 | 42.5% | 56 | 9 | | 5/1/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 104-84 | W | -2.5 | W | 184.5 | O | 37-75 | 49.3% | 52 | 13 | 31-83 | 37.3% | 49 | 10 | | 5/3/2014 | MEMPHIS | 120-109 | W | -9.5 | W | 185.5 | O | 42-69 | 60.9% | 45 | 20 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 37 | 14 | | 5/5/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | 105-122 | L | -5.5 | L | 213.5 | O | 39-85 | 45.9% | 54 | 17 | 45-82 | 54.9% | 47 | 8 | | 5/7/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | 112-101 | W | -5.5 | W | 215.5 | U | 44-87 | 50.6% | 59 | 16 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 41 | 14 | | 5/9/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 118-112 | W | 4 | W | 214 | O | 44-79 | 55.7% | 52 | 14 | 42-93 | 45.2% | 42 | 6 | | 5/11/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 99-101 | L | 5 | W | 214 | U | 33-75 | 44.0% | 58 | 16 | 39-93 | 41.9% | 55 | 9 | | 5/13/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/15/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | LA CLIPPERS: GUARDS: CHRIS PAUL is back with the Clippers, and this time with his handpicked head coach. Not that Doc Rivers will make a big difference though, as he's just as uncreative an offensive tactician as Vinny Del Negro was . . . J.J. REDICK will do less ball-handling than he did in Orlando the first half of last season, but he should feast on the wide-open looks Paul creates for him . . . JAMAL CRAWFORD will once again be a Sixth Man of the Year candidate. He's a pure gunner with some creativity to his game . . . DARREN COLLISON is strictly a back-up after a dreadful one-year stint in Dallas . . . WILLIE GREEN, a starter in name-only last year, may be squeezed out of the rotation. FORWARDS: BLAKE GRIFFIN deferred more often last season, especially as he continues to see more double teams. But he did show improvement as a passer . . . JARED DUDLEY steps into Caron Butler's old role. He'll set up for a lot of wide-open corner threes. His reputation as a quality defender is downright wrong . . . MATT BARNES will often close games due to his defense, and he's coming off one of his best offensive seasons . . . Rookie REGGIE BULLOCK is the kind of spot-up shooter the Clips want to surround Paul with. If Bullock's defense matches up with his athleticism, he could break this rotation . . . It's tough to see how BYRON MULLENS fits on a team with postseason aspirations. CENTERS: Though he's the team's only real rim protector, DEANDRE JORDAN will likely be in a part-time role again. He still can't defend the pick-and-roll, and Rivers got by just fine without a shot-blocker in Boston . . . RYAN HOLLINS is little more than a big body with six fouls to give. Blake Griffin will often slide to the five on this team. | | OKLAHOMA CITY: GUARDS: RUSSELL WESTBROOK is going to likely miss the first 4-to-6 weeks of the regular season after getting another procedure done on Oct. 1 to reduce swelling on his knee. It will probably take him some time to get rid of the rust of not playing all summer . . . THABO SEFOLOSHA should play even more minutes this season with Kevin Martin gone. He has added a three-point shot to his repertoire . . . REGGIE JACKSON could end up absorbing a lot of the minutes that went to James Harden two years ago and Martin last season. But he's nowhere near the offensive threat . . . JEREMY LAMB will push Jackson for that sixth-man role. He's dominated against lesser competition . . . DEREK FISHER will get minutes as a player/coach. FORWARDS: KEVIN DURANT may have to take on an even bigger role in the regular season as the Thunder try to replace Kevin Martin's offensive production. Either way, he's the MVP among the league's non-LeBrons . . . SERGE IBAKA has had his postseason issues and still struggles defensively outside of rim protection, but he has added value with his mid-range shooting . . . NICK COLLISON's biggest skill is his ability to take charges. He'll continue to log big minutes at the four and five as a glue guy . . . One of two very raw young players, PERRY JONES III and ANDRE ROBERSON, has a chance for playing time on a thin team. CENTERS: KENDRICK PERKINS was a disaster in last year's postseason, but still provides the kind of low-post muscle the Thunder look for . . . Rookie STEVEN ADAMS could take over for Perkins down the road, but he's too raw to make an impact this year . . . HASHEEM THABEET fills out the final roster spot. |
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(Updates 12th graf with league and Thunder saying Ibaka contact with Griffin was inadvertent and he won't be punished; updates 13th graf comment from Rivers.)
*Clippers-Thunder Preview* ==========================
La Clippers At Oklahoma City, Game Five, 9:30 p.m. EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant says the Clippers are hanging all over him.
Russell Westbrook says they are flopping.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers believes the Thunder made a dirty  Blake Griffin in Game 4.
Indeed, Game 5 of a Western Conference semifinal series that already has included 15 individual technical fouls ought to be interesting.
Oklahoma City appeared ready to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series on Sunday, but instead the Thunder squandered a 16-point lead in the final 10 minutes of a 101-99 loss that evened things up at 2-2. Control will be at stake on Tuesday, and the team that keeps its emotions in check could come out with the advantage.
Durant is frustrated with the way the Clippers are defending him. The Clippers had success with the 6-foot point guard Chris Paul guarding the 6-foot-9 Durant at times in the second half on Sunday. Though Durant made 7 of 10 field goals after the break, he also committed seven turnovers. Durant said Paul played him well, but he had a lot of help, some from 6-foot Darren Collison.
"Little guys get up under you, but they're not just going to play me one-on-one," Durant said. "Basically, they've got three guys watching me. They've got one behind me, so when I caught it, they double-teamed as soon as I caught it. And when they didn't double team, I scored. People always have something to say about the 1-on-1 matchup, which never happens in this league, especially with me."
Durant said there's more than good defense going on.
"Every time I pass the ball, there's a guy on my arm," the league MVP said. "I'm 6-9. There's no way two six-footers are going to get the ball. You do the math."
When asked about the chippiness between the teams, Westbrook said the Clippers were creating some of it with their actions.
"There's a lot of flopping going on, I can tell you that much," Westbrook said.
The Clippers are not thrilled with some of Oklahoma City's tactics, either. Thunder forward Serge Ibaka caught Blake Griffin with a shot to the groin in Game 4.
A league spokesman confirmed Monday that Ibaka will not be punished, and a Thunder spokesman said both teams were informed Monday the contact was deemed inadvertent. Clippers coach Doc Rivers, who said the league should review Ibaka's punch, is unhappy with the way Griffin has been treated all season and in this series. The Thunder have left the star forward bloodied more than once.
"It is hard to keep your cool," Rivers said. "You're getting hit - I think at times, illegal hits. I think he's been taking them all year and he's been doing a great job of (dealing with) it. I don't know if anyone has taken more punishment this year than Blake. In my opinion, some of them have been aboveboard and some of them have not been. People keep getting away with it."
The Thunder need to stay focused and deal with those issues while moving on from the disappointment of Game 4.
"We've got to turn the page," Durant said. "We gave it away. It's unfortunate, but we come back home 2-2, and we're looking forward to playing another game."
If the Clippers win Tuesday, they will host Game 6 on Thursday with a chance to close out the series.
"At the end of the day, we're going to start that game (Game 5) off 0-0," Paul said. "We're going into their place. I think we've got to bring that same energy and mindset - not the one we started off with - but just understanding that sometimes, you've just got to impose your will. Just play hard."
Durant and Westbrook have been outstanding in the series, but the Thunder have lost when others haven't produced. In Sunday's game, Durant scored 40 points and Westbrook added 27, but no other player scored more than 10 points. It was a similar story in the Game 1 loss.
Durant said he needs to keep the ball moving so his teammates can be in better position to be involved.
"They can't do it on their own, I've got to help them," Durant said. "I've got to do a better job of catching the balls and passing the ball out of double teams better and being stronger with the ball. So it's not on them."
Thunder coach Scott Brooks said he is confident that Durant and his teammates will make the right decisions in Game 5.
"They did some double teams that we were out of position on looking back," Brooks said. "We have to be able to react quickly off of those double teams, and we will tomorrow night."
The Clippers' small lineup helped them outscore the Thunder 38-24 in the fourth quarter Sunday. Rivers isn't sure how much he'll use that lineup going forward.
"It's not something you can bank on, it's not something you're going to do full-time or anything like that," he said. "They've gone small at times as well and been successful. It really is going to be a game time and game situational thing for us. Having those three guards on the floor makes it very difficult to guard us. We know that. But it also puts us in a bind defensively."
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