The Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 113-112 victory Friday night in an NBA Cup game, sending the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder to a season-high third straight loss, according to Yahoo Sports.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Darius Garland added 24 to help the Clippers win for the second time in three games.
The team previously opened the season with a 1-7 record, noted the report.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 for the Thunder but missed a 21-foot jumper at the buzzer that would have won the game.
The Clippers trailed 112-106 with 2:43 remaining before closing the game on a 7-0 run.
Lopez scored a pair of baskets down the stretch before Garland put the Clippers ahead for good on a three-point play with 50.4 seconds left.
The Clippers led 57-44 at halftime behind 12 points from Lopez, while the Thunder were just 2 of 17 on 3s over the first two quarters, as documented by AP News.
Oklahoma City recovered to outscore Los Angeles 40-25 in the third by going 5 of 11 from long distance.
Jared McCain had 23 points and Isaiah Hartenstein added 21 points with 16 rebounds as Oklahoma City fell to 0-3 on a four-game West Coast trip.
McCain finished 7 of 11 from 3-point range, the outlets reported.
Without starters Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace since Oct. 26, the Thunder started a pair of 7-footers in Hartenstein and rookie Aday Mara for the second consecutive game.
Mara finished with 10 points and three blocks.
The Thunder will play at Sacramento on Sunday, while the Clippers will host Charlotte on the same day, per AP News.
Derrick Jones Jr. and rookie Keaton Wagler had 14 points apiece, and Gradey Dick added 13 as the Clippers scored the final seven points to win.
Gilgeous-Alexander hit a leaning 3-pointer with 3:01 remaining for a 110-106 lead, but the Thunder could not hold the advantage.