Los Angeles and Oklahoma City square off for conference showdown

Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (2-2, 13th in the Western Conference)

Inglewood, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City faces Los Angeles for a Western Conference matchup.

Los Angeles finished 51-31 overall, 30-22 in Western Conference play and 25-16 at home during the 2023-24 season. The Clippers averaged 115.6 points per game while shooting 48.9% from the field and 38.1% from 3-point range last season.

Oklahoma City went 57-25 overall and 36-16 in Western Conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Thunder averaged 120.1 points per game last season, 52.5 in the paint, 20.5 off of turnovers and 15.8 on fast breaks.

INJURIES: Clippers: Mo Bamba: day to day (knee), P.J. Tucker: day to day (personal), Kawhi Leonard: out (knee).

Thunder: Kenrich Williams: out (knee), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (hand), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.