Clippers win over Durantless Thunder: Now Westbrook is injured

Last night the Los Angeles Clippers took on the Oklahoma City Thunder.  First Kevin Durant is out,  now last night in the 2nd quarter, all star point guard Russell Westbrook suffered a small fracture in his right hand.  Westbrook didn't return for the rest of the game. From what I've heard he is more than likely to be out 4-8 weeks.  This helped the Clippers even more, as they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 93-90.  Here are the stats for each team


Top 5 Los Angeles Clippers Scorers

Blake Griffin- 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 8/18 FG, 7/10 FT
Chris Paul- 22 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 9/18 FG, 3/7 FT
Jamal Crawford- 16 points, 3 steals, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 5/15 FG, 2/8 3PTFG
DeAndre Jordan- 8 points, 10 rebounds, 4/6 FG
Matt Barnes- 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks, 3/6 FG


Top 5 Oklahoma City Thunder Scorers

Perry Jones- 32 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 10/17 FG, 9/11 FT
Serge Ibaka- 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 7/13 FG, 2/5 3PTFG
Sebastian Telfair- 11 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds, 2/9 FG, 6/8 FT
Andre Roberson- 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 3/5 FG, 3/4 FT
Steven Adams-  6 points, 10 rebounds, 2/8 FG, 2/2 FT



My Los Angeles Clippers Thoughts

1. This game was close all the way through. The Clippers never lead by more than 10.  To me a win is a win.  
2. Blake Griffin is off to a good start proving he is a top 5 MVP candidate.
3. I feel the Clippers will win 60 games this season. 
4. I feel that tonight when they play the Lakers, the Clippers are going to beat them by at least 15. 
5. Chris Paul is also off to a good start.  Shooting 50 percent from the field.
6. Spencer Hawes only scored 4 points in his Clippers season debut.  He will get better.  I'm glad he's here especially in the last 3-4 minutes when DeAndre Jordan needs to go out because of his bad free throw shooting

My Oklahoma City Thunder Thoughts

1. Now with Russell Westbrook out, Serge Ibaka has to be the man.  I can't see how this is going to work.  OKC relies too much on Durant and Westbrook.  Until they come back I sense trouble for OKC Thunder. 
2. Perry Jones stepped up big time with 32 points and 10 of 17 shooting. I've wanted to see Perry Jones in more even when Durant was healthy.  
3. I personally don't understand the signing of Sebastian Telfair.  I loved that Telfair had 7 assists, but he shot a horrible 2 of 9 from the field. 
4. Russell Westbrook only scored 2 points and 4 assists on 1 of 3 shooting, in 8 minutes and 43 seconds of playing time.  This team could be in for a long season without KD and Westbrook

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