LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
April 8, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Clippers 128-110 on 2026-04-08 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and John Collins. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 8 points (3/11) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 13 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
110
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Norchad Omier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Sean Pedulla (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
128
Did not play: Branden Carlson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nikola Topić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins Starter 17.2 min
- Bennedict Mathurin · TyTy Washington Jr. · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie · Kobe Sanders 6.5 min
- Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 3.3 min
- Brook Lopez · Kris Dunn · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 3.3 min
- Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 2.9 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams Starter 12.6 min
- Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 6.1 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Jalen Williams · Ajay Mitchell 4.9 min
- Kenrich Williams · Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Jaylin Williams · Jared McCain 3.8 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 3.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 pts (3/11) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (35 %, 3 pts) · Kris Dunn (26 %, 0 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (11 %, 0 pts)
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Jalen Williams 5 pts (2/5) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (25 %, 0 pts) · Kris Dunn (14 %, 0 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (11 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Luguentz Dort: 28 poss., 12 pts (5/8) · Alex Caruso: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Miller | Ajay Mitchell: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Isaiah Joe: 10 poss., 7 pts (2/3) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Jalen Williams: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brook Lopez | Isaiah Hartenstein: 27 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Chet Holmgren: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| John Collins | Chet Holmgren: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Cason Wallace: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kris Dunn | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jalen Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Cason Wallace: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Jaylin Williams: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Kobe Sanders | Isaiah Joe: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Ajay Mitchell: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | Isaiah Joe: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Wiggins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Christie | Aaron Wiggins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jared McCain: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nicolas Batum | Jalen Williams: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Alex Caruso: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
Thunder defense
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Kawhi Leonard 13 pts (5/11) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (35 %, 0 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (12 %, 3 pts) · Chet Holmgren (11 %, 10 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 8 pts (3/5) in 46 possessions
Guarded by: Cason Wallace (26 %, 0 pts) · Isaiah Joe (23 %, 0 pts) · Jaylin Williams (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Derrick Jones Jr.: 31 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kris Dunn: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Chet Holmgren | John Collins: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Brook Lopez: 14 poss., 6 pts (1/3) |
| Jalen Williams | Kris Dunn: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Joe | Bennedict Mathurin: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Miller: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Jordan Miller: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kobe Sanders: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Cason Wallace | Bennedict Mathurin: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kawhi Leonard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luguentz Dort | Kawhi Leonard: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Brook Lopez: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · John Collins: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Alex Caruso | Kawhi Leonard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nicolas Batum: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylin Williams | Bennedict Mathurin: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jordan Miller: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jared McCain | Cam Christie: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Miller: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Wiggins | TyTy Washington Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cam Christie: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kenrich Williams | Kobe Sanders: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |