Clippers vs Thunder Game Breakdown

Tonight’s NBA playoff face-off is nothing short of electric as the Los Angeles Clippers sail into the stormy terrains of Paycom Center to clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder. With both teams locked in at the top of the Western Conference, the Clippers are looking to rebound from a recent tumble, while the Thunder aim to keep their lightning strike wins ongoing. The stakes are sky-high with a tight 217-point game line setting the stage at 9 PM EST. As the Thunder roared past Minnesota and the Clippers stumbled in San Antonio on New Year’s Eve, all eyes are now on this playoff showdown. Will the Clippers clip the Thunder’s roaring streak, or will Oklahoma City’s storm continue to rage? Tune in as the Thunder rolls and the Clippers aim to cut through the noise!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 02, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City

Vegas Odds

	LAC ML	OKL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+335	-450	219.0	9.5/-9.5
Recent	+170	-230	217.0	9.0/-9.0
Difference	-165	+220	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

31W-23L

37.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

10W-0L

HOME

43W-9L

63.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/11/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	24	29	41	34	128	Over
11/11/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	41	33	35	134	Over
11/02/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	19	34	28	24	105	Under
11/02/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	28	29	21	14	92	Under
02/22/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	33	26	23	25	107	Over
02/22/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	35	26	35	33	129	Over
01/16/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	30	31	28	28	117	Over
01/16/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	35	30	34	29	128	Over
12/21/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	30	33	23	115	Over
12/21/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	35	29	45	25	134	Over
03/23/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	29	25	26	25	105	Over
03/23/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	36	18	38	35	127	Over
03/21/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	33	24	21	101	Under
03/21/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	22	29	30	19	100	Under
10/27/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	24	36	27	23	110	Over
10/27/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	34	19	36	29	118	Over
10/25/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	18	25	25	26	94	Under
10/25/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	26	35	24	108	Under
04/10/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	18	33	16	21	88	Over
04/10/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	39	27	29	43	138	Over
12/18/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	19	33	27	24	103	Under
12/18/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	24	33	24	23	104	Under
11/01/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	21	30	20	94	Under
11/01/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	14	26	26	33	99	Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/31	vs SAS	86-122L	41	17	13	87
12/30	vs NOP	116-113W	40	24	16	86
12/27	@ GSW	102-92W	39	19	21	75
12/21	vs DAL	97-113L	40	18	17	81
12/19	vs DAL	118-95W	47	30	13	85
12/13	vs DEN	98-120L	31	24	19	83
12/08	@ HOU	106-117L	33	21	7	92
12/04	@ MIN	80-108L	46	13	21	83
12/03	@ POR	127-105W	35	29	13	85
12/01	@ DEN	126-122W	42	28	14	90

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/31	@ MIN	113-105W	37	25	9	89
12/29	@ MEM	130-106W	45	35	10	103
12/28	vs CHA	106-94W	49	29	15	88
12/26	vs IND	120-114W	45	20	3	95
12/20	vs MIA	104-97W	48	24	14	86
12/19	vs ORL	105-99W	32	23	13	83
12/14	@ HOU	111-96W	43	19	12	80
12/10	@ DAL	118-104W	52	29	13	101
12/07	vs NOP	119-109W	45	27	18	85
12/05	vs TOR	129-92W	56	28	6	102

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Kris Dunn SG	21.0	21.2	18.8	63%	20.3
James Harden PG	47.0	34.0	42.6	100%	42.9
Derrick Jones Jr. PF	21.0	18.4	18.9	100%	19.2
Norman Powell SF	40.0	41.4	30.3	77%	34.9
Ivica Zubac C	45.0	39.8	35.5	100%	35.9

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	22.0	19.1	23.7	100%	24.0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	53.0	54.9	52.9	100%	53.3
Isaiah Hartenstein C	37.0	37.0	31.6	100%	30.5
Cason Wallace SG	21.0	15.1	17.6	60%	20.5
Jalen Williams PF	42.0	39.5	41.3	100%	41.8

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kobe Brown (PF/C): Avg: 1.9pts, 1.4reb, 0.4ast, 7.6 minutes. Last game: 12/31/24. Impact: 1.2

Thunder Notable Injuries

Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.2pts, 3.7reb, 3.3ast, 26.9 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 3.3
Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 4.2pts, 3.3reb, 1.6ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 12/31/24. Impact: 2.1
Ousmane Dieng (PF/C): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.8reb, 0.9ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 12/29/24. Impact: 1.1
Branden Carlson (C): Avg: 0.7pts, 1.5reb, 0.3ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 12/29/24. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Ivica Zubac	LAC	Pts	13.5	18.5	+5.0	60%	40%	53%	53%	OKL	-4.5	#1
Norman Powell	LAC	Pts	22.5	25.9	+3.4	80%	70%	60%	60%	OKL	-1.7	#5
Derrick Jones Jr.	LAC	Reb	2.5	3.9	+1.4	60%	50%	60%	60%	OKL	+0.8	#26
James Harden	LAC	Reb	5.5	5.9	+0.4	20%	30%	47%	47%	OKL	+0.8	#27
Kris Dunn	LAC	Ast	2.5	3.9	+1.4	80%	50%	47%	47%	OKL	-1.2	#2

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Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#5	#2	#30	#14	-0.4%
PF	#8	#10	#13	#5	-7.2%
PG	#22	#21	#10	#18	2.0%
SF	#27	#23	#17	#26	8.0%
SG	#2	#4	#3	#3	-11.2%

Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#22	#23	#3	-10.8%
PF	#19	#13	#6	#10	-3.9%
PG	#16	#18	#2	#5	-8.5%
SF	#9	#26	#19	#11	-5.1%
SG	#5	#27	#5	#10	-4.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.5

116.1

Rebounds per Game

42.3

42.9

Assists per Game

23.3

25.9

Steals per Game

9.4

11.4

Blocks per Game

4.2

5.3

Shots per Game

84.5

92.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.5

13.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.7

55.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.2

34.9

Turnovers per Game

15.3

10.7

Fouls per Game

17.7

20.7

Recent Trends

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Bones Hyland (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 59.7% to 22.1, 13.8 min average previous 3 games.
Derrick Jones Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 65.6% to 27.4, 16.5 min average previous 3 games.
Ajay Mitchell (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 84.3% to 23.7, 12.9 min average previous 3 games.
Aaron Wiggins (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.9% to 23.6, 16.6 min average previous 3 games.