The Thunder (24-2) hope to bounce back from a rare defeat. They had a four-day break to digest their 111-109 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday in the 2025 NBA Cup semifinals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander only had 29 points and five assists.

Isaiah Joe will make his return for the OKC Thunder during a home game against the Los Angeles Clippers at 7 p.m. Thursday.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder finally got a chance to catch their collective breath over the past few days. The defending NBA champions and leaders of the Western Conference will get back at it after their longest stretch between games of the regular season when the Thunder host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

Many of the Clippers’ 18 losses this season have been the result of fourth-quarter meltdowns, but Coach Tyronn Lue says his team “definitely can turn it around.”

Kawhi Leonard scores 21 points, but the Clippers fall to the Grizzlies for the third time in less than three weeks, 121-103. They have lost 12 of their past 14 games overall and have not won on

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