The Oklahoma City Thunder is the hottest team in the NBA right now with 12 straight wins—a tie for the franchise’s longest winning streak—and they kickoff 2025 tonight with an opportunity to extend their streak as they host the LA Clippers. The Clippers have won 5 of their last 7, but they’re coming off 122-86 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, so they’re not exactly playing their best basketball.
Kawhi Leonard has been out for the entire season thus far, and the Clippers have plenty of injuries all around, but when healthy, Norman Powell has played well, leading the team with 24.3 points per game while knocking down 45.1% of his shots from three. As a team, the Clippers turn the ball over at a high rate, 16.6 times per game, which ranks 27th in the league. OKC is the best at taking the ball away, so if the Thunder are able to force the Clippers into mistakes early on, it could be a good night for the home team.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Television: FanDuel TV – Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, LA Clippers Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Cason Wallace
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Isaiah Hartenstein
Clippers
- PG: James Harden
- SG: Kris Dunn
- SF: Norman Powell
- PF: Derrick Jones Jr.
- C: Ivica Zubac
Injury Report
Thunder
- Alex Caruso (strained left hip) is OUT.
- Alex Ducas (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Adam Flagler (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Chet Holmgren (fractured right iliac wing) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (left ACL surgery recovery) is OUT.
Clippers
- Cam Christie (G League — on assignment) is OUT.
- Trentyn Flowers (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Kawhi Leonard (right knee injury recovery) is OUT.
- Terrance Mann (fractured left middle finger) is OUT.
- P.J. Tucker (not with team) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 32-27 against the Clippers (21-8 at home, 11-19 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Clippers 6 times, tied 4 times, and lost 6 times.
- The Thunder went 2-1 against the Clippers last season (2-0 at home, 0-1 on the road).
- The Thunder is 2-0 against the Clippers so far this season (1-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).