The Los Angeles Clippers handled the Oklahoma City Thunder with relative ease on Monday, 120-98, but lost their star point guard in the process.
The Clippers announced at halftime Chris Paul was out for the remainder of the game with a sprained left thumb after he scored eight points and dished out six assists. Dan Woike of the Orange County Register noted X-rays were negative.
Fortunately for Los Angeles, a balanced offensive effort was more than enough to dispatch the Thunder in Monday's Western Conference showdown at Staples Center. Six Clippers scored in double figures as the team won its seventh game in a row and improved to 29-14.
ESPN Stats & Info put the start into historical perspective:
Oklahoma City dropped to 25-18 with the loss and was playing without Steven Adams, who was diagnosed with a concussion, per Royce Young of ESPN.com.
Marreese Speights poured in a team-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and DeAndre Jordan also notched a double-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks. J.J. Redick connected on five threes and ...
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