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Oklahoma City @ Los Angeles

Current Records: Oklahoma City 6-7; Los Angeles 11-4

What to Know

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 10 p.m. ET Friday at Staples Center after having had a few days off. Los Angeles will be strutting in after a win while OKC will be stumbling in from a loss.

The Thunder ended up a good deal behind the Denver Nuggets when they played on Tuesday, losing 119-101. OKC was down 97-74 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. A silver lining for them was the play of small forward Luguentz Dort, who had 20 points in addition to five boards.

Meanwhile, while not quite a landslide, the matchup between the Clippers and the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday was still a pretty decisive one as Los Angeles wrapped it up with a 115-96 victory at home. Los Angeles' small forward Kawhi Leonard did his thing and had 32 points and five assists along with six steals.

Oklahoma City have to know they'll be fighting an uphill battle given the 13 point spread they are up against. The odds have been favorable for them against the spread on the road this season, even if it's been tough sledding overall. They are 5-2 ATS in away games but only 7-6 all in all.

Oklahoma City is now 6-7 while Los Angeles sits at 11-4. Two offensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Thunder are fourth worst in the league in points per game, with only 105.6 on average. To make matters even worse for OKC, the Clippers enter the contest with a 48.60% field goal percentage, good for third best in the league. So the cards are definitely stacked in Los Angeles' favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Friday at 10 p.m. ET
  • Where: Staples Center -- Los Angeles, California
  • TV: Fox SportsNet Oklahoma
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Clippers are a big 13-point favorite against the Thunder, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 13-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Oklahoma City have won 11 out of their last 19 games against Los Angeles.

  • Aug 14, 2020 - Los Angeles 107 vs. Oklahoma City 103
  • Mar 03, 2020 - Los Angeles 109 vs. Oklahoma City 94
  • Dec 22, 2019 - Oklahoma City 118 vs. Los Angeles 112
  • Nov 18, 2019 - Los Angeles 90 vs. Oklahoma City 88
  • Mar 08, 2019 - Los Angeles 118 vs. Oklahoma City 110
  • Dec 15, 2018 - Oklahoma City 110 vs. Los Angeles 104
  • Oct 30, 2018 - Oklahoma City 128 vs. Los Angeles 110
  • Oct 19, 2018 - Los Angeles 108 vs. Oklahoma City 92
  • Mar 16, 2018 - Oklahoma City 121 vs. Los Angeles 113
  • Jan 04, 2018 - Oklahoma City 127 vs. Los Angeles 117
  • Nov 10, 2017 - Oklahoma City 120 vs. Los Angeles 111
  • Jan 16, 2017 - Los Angeles 120 vs. Oklahoma City 98
  • Dec 31, 2016 - Oklahoma City 114 vs. Los Angeles 88
  • Nov 11, 2016 - Los Angeles 110 vs. Oklahoma City 108
  • Nov 02, 2016 - Oklahoma City 85 vs. Los Angeles 83
  • Mar 31, 2016 - Oklahoma City 119 vs. Los Angeles 117
  • Mar 09, 2016 - Oklahoma City 120 vs. Los Angeles 108
  • Mar 02, 2016 - Los Angeles 103 vs. Oklahoma City 98
  • Dec 21, 2015 - Oklahoma City 100 vs. Los Angeles 99