{"id":1337,"date":"2025-11-05T14:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/thunder-handle-clippers-off-to-franchise-record-8-0-start\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:44:35","slug":"thunder-handle-clippers-off-to-franchise-record-8-0-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/thunder-handle-clippers-off-to-franchise-record-8-0-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder handle Clippers, off to franchise-record 8-0 start"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points with 12 rebounds against his former team and Isaiah Joe added 22 as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder remained undefeated with a 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace each scored 12 points and Chet Holmgren added 11 as the Thunder improved to 8-0 to set a franchise record for longest winning streak to open a season. Oklahoma City won the opener of a four-game road trip.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gilgeous-Alexander, who had a solid season for the Clippers in 2018-19, was traded to Oklahoma City following his rookie campaign in the deal that brought Paul George to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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James Harden scored 25 points and John Collins added 17 as the short-handed Clippers lost home games on successive nights after falling to the Miami Heat on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Derrick Jones Jr. scored 16 points and Brook Lopez added 12 for Los Angeles, which was without leading scorer Kawhi Leonard (ankle) and veteran guard Bradley Beal (knee).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Harden wasted no time establishing himself as the Clippers’ main scoring threat when he delivered his team’s first 12 points of the game to spark an early 12-2 lead. Los Angeles led by as many as 13 in the opening quarter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Thunder made their run in the second quarter, tying the game 48-48 with 3:39 remaining before halftime and leading by a point for a short time in the final minute before the Clippers took a 57-56 lead into the break.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Clippers led for the last time at 75-74 with 4:23 remaining in the third after a reverse layup from Bogdan Bogdanovic. Oklahoma City closed the quarter on consecutive 3-pointers from Joe and Gilgeous-Alexander for a 94-86 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Thunder extended the run to 17-0 to open the fourth and led 105-86 with 9:12 remaining after an alley-oop dunk from Chet Holmgren.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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After shooting 46.3% from the floor in the first half, the Thunder shot 52.3% in the game to 41.2% by the Clippers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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