LOS ANGELES, APRIL 11 (BUS): Prince Kofi achieved a career high with 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 138-88 on Sunday evening to end the regular season with a five-game win. Effect.
The Clippers finished 42-40, a major achievement after playing the entire season without the injured star like Leonard — and with Paul George recently returning after missing 43 games with an elbow injury, the Associated Press reported.
Clippers George and Reggie Jackson rested, while Norman Powell sat down for maintenance after returning from a left foot injury earlier in the week. Marcus Morris was ill. However, they tied for their second longest winning streak of the season in harmony for this week’s much-anticipated playing championship.
Luke Kennard added 20 points, Brandon Boston Jr. had 18 points, and Ivica Zubak added 12 points and had 11 rebounds for the Clippers. All nine of his players scored and the team made 18 three-pointers.
Thunder rumbled to the end. Three of the five starting players have played on 10-day contracts with many players out due to injury. They dropped three in a row and five of the last seven to finish the season.
Xavier Simpson and Georgios Kalatzakis scored 17 points each for Oklahoma City. Jaylen Hoard scored 14 points and 15 rebounds.
The Clippers took the defeat early on, hitting five consecutive three-pointers to add 16 points while shooting 62% in the first quarter.
The Clippers outnumbered the Thunder 18-5 at halfway two to go up by 29. The Thunder closed to 66-51 in the first inning on a 3-pointer from Fett Craigie.
Kalitzakis was taunted by the crowd after he stole the ball from Zubak in the central area and missed a wide open kick in the third, when Thunder stopped at 18 points.
The Clippers opened the third set 18-4, including 16 straight points, and advanced 95-67 with going to fourth.
They finished Blast by scoring 43 points in fourth, including 15 from Kofi.
Hint
Thunder: Ended on 12-29 on the road. … a 9 out of 34 shot from a 3-point range. … I got exceeded 57-40.
Clippers: Kofi’s seven three-pointers were also her career highs. …bench outperformed the Thunder Reserve 52-8. … Zubac went over 3000 career points. …the series won the season 2-1.
next one
Thunder: Headed home for summer, having finished the season with a record 24-58.
Clippers: In Minnesota on Tuesday in session play. The winner takes home the #7 seed and first-round streak with the Memphis Grizzlies.