Durant’s pull-up jumper with 5.8 seconds left lifts Thunder past Clippers
Kevin Durant made a 19-foot pull-up jumper with 5.8 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the LA Clippers 100-99.
Chris Paul’s driving layup had put the Clippers ahead 99-98 with 10 seconds left.
The Clippers had the ball down 1 with 5.8 seconds left, but Durant blocked Paul’s 18-foot jumper. It would have put the Clippers ahead.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Clippers 13-10. Russell Westbrook scored 5 of the Thunder’s 13 on 2 for 3 shooting. With 11 seconds left, Paul stole the ball from Dion Waiters, and his driving layup off it put the Clippers ahead 99-98.
Westbrook had 33 points, 7 assists and 3 steals, and Durant added 24 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
For the Clippers, Paul had 32 points and 10 assists.
The Thunder outscored the Clippers 19-9 in 5 minutes with Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Freedom and Waiters on the floor together.