Who won LA Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder?

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the LA Clippers 122-101 on December 18, 2025.

Kawhi Leonard scored 22 for the LA Clippers; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Dec 18, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · LA Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder head-to-head · LA Clippers schedule · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule

Final

Away

Oklahoma City Thunder

122

Venue: PayCom Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the LA Clippers 122-101 at home on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at PayCom Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kawhi Leonard had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the LA Clippers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led 64-55 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 37-22. Double-digit figures in two categories: Ivica Zubac (double-double, LA Clippers). Bench points: LA Clippers 20, Oklahoma City Thunder 43. Chet Holmgren had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won LA Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the LA Clippers 122-101 on December 18, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kawhi Leonard scored 22 for the LA Clippers; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
LA Clippers	33	22	28	18	101
Oklahoma City Thunder	27	37	39	19	122

Game leaders

LA Clippers

Points: 22 Kawhi Leonard
Rebounds: 11 Ivica Zubac
Assists: 6 Kawhi Leonard

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 32 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 7 Chet Holmgren
Assists: 6 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Ivica Zubac double-double (11 PTS, 11 REB)

LA Clippers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kawhi Leonard starter	32:09	22	8	6	1	0	3	9-17	0-5	4-4	0	-24
Ivica Zubac starter	31:41	11	11	3	0	2	2	3-7	0-0	5-6	1	-14
Kris Dunn starter	31:22	14	5	4	0	1	6	5-8	3-6	1-2	5	+1
John Collins starter	28:26	20	4	2	1	0	2	7-13	1-4	5-6	2	+1
Bogdan Bogdanović starter	24:26	14	2	1	0	0	2	6-12	2-6	0-0	5	+1
Kobe Sanders bench	29:39	5	4	4	2	1	6	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	-13
Jordan Miller bench	20:23	3	6	3	0	1	4	1-5	0-2	1-2	0	-16
Nicolas Batum bench	19:49	6	2	0	2	1	1	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	-28
Brook Lopez bench	15:14	6	5	2	0	1	1	2-4	1-1	1-2	1	-5
RayJ Dennis bench	3:32	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-3
Kobe Brown bench	3:19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-5

Not available: Bradley Beal, James Harden, Derrick Jones Jr., Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Cam Christie

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Chet Holmgren starter	30:31	22	7	2	1	0	1	8-13	3-5	3-3	3	+8
Cason Wallace starter	29:11	5	1	4	5	0	0	1-8	1-6	2-2	4	-3
Jalen Williams starter	28:43	20	1	5	2	0	1	8-14	2-2	2-2	1	+4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	28:41	32	7	6	2	2	1	13-24	2-6	4-6	3	+10
Luguentz Dort starter	18:04	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-6	0-5	0-0	1	-8
Ajay Mitchell bench	28:35	16	7	5	2	0	1	7-15	1-3	1-1	3	+25
Aaron Wiggins bench	22:37	5	4	0	0	1	0	2-7	0-2	1-2	0	+8
Isaiah Joe bench	22:14	14	4	2	2	0	2	5-7	4-6	0-0	2	+14
Branden Carlson bench	15:59	4	4	0	0	1	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	+21
Alex Caruso bench	15:25	4	2	3	4	0	0	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	+26

Not available: Thomas Sorber, Nikola Topic, Isaiah Hartenstein, Jaylin Williams

Team statistics
LA Clippers	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
17/22 (77%)	Free throws	13/16 (81%)
27/44 (61%)	2 pointers	35/65 (53%)
10/32 (31%)	3 pointers	13/36 (36%)
37/76 (48%)	Field goals	48/101 (47%)
49	Rebounds	38
40	Defensive rebounds	29
9	Offensive rebounds	9
25	Assists	28
28	Turnovers	8
6	Steals	18
7	Blocks	4
17	Fouls	19
12	Max points in a row	13
15:17	Time spent in lead	32:13
11	Biggest lead	25

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Oklahoma City Thunder ahead)

Largest margin: 23 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · LA Clippers: 11 Q1 3:23
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 25 Q4 9:43
Longest run: 13-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q3 4:09 to Q3 2:17

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:30	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:04	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	4	0
10:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:26	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	7	2
10:08	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal	10	2
9:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	10	3
9:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	10	6
8:55	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	12	6
8:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	12	9
8:17	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	14	9
7:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	14	11
7:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	14	12
7:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	14	15
6:35	LA Clippers	Kobe Sanders 2-pt field goal	16	15
6:12	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	18	15
5:29	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	20	15
4:58	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	22	15
4:33	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	24	15
3:23	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal	26	15
3:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal	26	17
2:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	26	19
2:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	26	22
2:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	26	23
2:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	26	24
1:13	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	27	25
0:39	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal	30	25
0:13	LA Clippers	Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal	33	25
0:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	33	27

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:47	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	34	27
11:47	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	35	27
11:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	35	29
10:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	35	31
10:20	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	38	31
9:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	38	33
9:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	38	36
8:47	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	41	36
8:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	41	38
8:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	41	40
7:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	41	43
7:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	41	44
7:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	41	45
6:12	LA Clippers	Kobe Sanders 3-pt field goal	44	45
5:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	44	47
5:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	44	49
5:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	44	51
4:54	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn Free throw	45	51
4:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	45	53
3:59	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	47	53
3:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	47	55
3:28	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	49	55
3:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	49	57
2:32	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	50	57
2:32	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	51	57
1:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	51	59
0:34	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	53	59
0:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	53	62
0:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	53	63
0:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	53	64
0:06	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	55	64

Q3 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:46	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	57	64
11:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	57	66
11:12	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	60	66
10:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	60	68
10:09	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	61	68
10:09	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	62	68
9:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	62	70
9:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	62	71
9:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	62	72
9:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	62	73
9:12	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal	64	73
8:50	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	65	73
8:50	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	66	73
8:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	66	74
8:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	66	75
8:22	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	68	75
7:13	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	70	75
6:31	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	70	77
5:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	70	80
5:40	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	72	80
5:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	72	83
4:47	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	74	83
4:25	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	76	83
4:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	76	86
3:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	76	88
3:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal	76	90
3:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	76	92
2:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	76	94
2:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	76	96
1:49	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	78	96
1:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	78	98
1:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	78	100
0:33	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	79	100
0:33	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	80	100
0:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	80	103
0:11	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller Free throw	81	103
0:01	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	82	103
0:01	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	83	103

Q4 · 18 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	83	105
11:19	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez 2-pt field goal	85	105
10:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	85	107
9:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 3-pt field goal	85	110
9:06	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	87	110
8:14	LA Clippers	Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal	90	110
7:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	90	112
6:54	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	92	112
6:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	92	114
5:12	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal	94	114
4:43	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	95	114
4:16	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	97	114
3:53	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	97	116
3:36	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	100	116
2:21	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez Free throw	101	116
1:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins Free throw	101	117
0:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	101	120
0:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	101	122

2025-26 season series

After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 2-0. Final series: Oklahoma City Thunder 3-0.

Nov 4: Oklahoma City Thunder 126 at LA Clippers 107
Dec 18: LA Clippers 101 at Oklahoma City Thunder 122 (this game)
Apr 8: Oklahoma City Thunder 128 at LA Clippers 110

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