Oklahoma City Thunder vs. LA Clippers
October 25, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Thunder beat the Clippers 108-101 on 2026-10-25 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, and Cason Wallace. The Clippers started Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., Rui Hachimura, Darius Garland, and Isaiah Jackson. Darius Garland (Clippers) scored 27 points (10/17) in his matchups, with Alex Caruso as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 15 points (4/13) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
108
Did not play: Brooks Barnhizer (DNP - Coach's Decision), Josh Dix (DNP - Coach's Decision), Micah Peavy (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Thomas Sorber (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Nikola Topić (Inactive - Injury/Illness)
LAC
LA Clippers
101
Did not play: Bradley Beal (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Brandon Ingram (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Nick Martinelli (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Miller (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Jalen Pickett (DNP - Coach's Decision), Max Strus (Inactive - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace Starter 5.6 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Jared McCain 6.2 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jalen Williams · Ajay Mitchell 6.1 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Ajay Mitchell · Bennett Stirtz 5.7 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Kenrich Williams · Ajay Mitchell · Aday Mara 4.9 min
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Rui Hachimura · Darius Garland · Isaiah Jackson Starter 15.1 min
- Brook Lopez · Kris Dunn · Gradey Dick · Kobe Sanders · Keaton Wagler 11.2 min
- Brook Lopez · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Rui Hachimura · Darius Garland 5.4 min
- Derrick Jones Jr. · Rui Hachimura · Darius Garland · Isaiah Jackson · Keaton Wagler 4.0 min
- Brook Lopez · Darius Garland · Gradey Dick · Kobe Sanders · Keaton Wagler 3.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Thunder defense
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Darius Garland 27 pts (10/17) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Alex Caruso (27 %, 6 pts) · Jalen Williams (12 %, 0 pts) · Ajay Mitchell (12 %, 8 pts)
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Keaton Wagler 8 pts (4/9) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Ajay Mitchell (35 %, 6 pts) · Jared McCain (16 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Williams (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Derrick Jones Jr.: 39 poss., 8 pts (4/10) · Kris Dunn: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Chet Holmgren | Rui Hachimura: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kobe Sanders: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jalen Williams | Kris Dunn: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Darius Garland: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Keaton Wagler: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · Darius Garland: 8 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Isaiah Jackson: 23 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Brook Lopez: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Caruso | Darius Garland: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Rui Hachimura: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Jared McCain | Kris Dunn: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Keaton Wagler: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aday Mara | Brook Lopez: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Isaiah Jackson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bennett Stirtz | Gradey Dick: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Darius Garland: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kenrich Williams | Gradey Dick: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rui Hachimura: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cason Wallace | Darius Garland: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Rui Hachimura: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylin Williams | Gradey Dick: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brook Lopez: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Clippers defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 15 pts (4/13) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (43 %, 6 pts) · Kris Dunn (16 %, 5 pts) · Rui Hachimura (10 %, 0 pts)
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Ajay Mitchell 10 pts (2/3) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Keaton Wagler (46 %, 8 pts) · Kris Dunn (23 %, 2 pts) · Kobe Sanders (8 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Darius Garland | Alex Caruso: 24 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Jalen Williams: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Kris Dunn | Jared McCain: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ajay Mitchell: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 31 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Chet Holmgren: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Rui Hachimura | Jalen Williams: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Chet Holmgren: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Keaton Wagler | Ajay Mitchell: 27 poss., 8 pts (1/2) · Jared McCain: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Isaiah Hartenstein: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Chet Holmgren: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brook Lopez | Aday Mara: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 10 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Gradey Dick | Bennett Stirtz: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jared McCain: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kobe Sanders | Chet Holmgren: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Baba Miller | Isaiah Hartenstein: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aday Mara: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |