Los Angeles (AFP) – The Los Angeles Clippers shook off the early exit of point guard Chris Paul to rout the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-98 on Monday and claim a seventh straight NBA victory.
DeAndre Jordan scored 19 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and blocked four shots for the Clippers.
Marreese Speights led Los Angeles with 23 points to go with 10 rebounds and J.J. Redick scored 20 points for the Clippers, who didn’t miss a beat even after Paul left in the second quarter with a sprained left thumb.
Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook failed to post a triple-double for the first time in four games.
Westbrook had 24 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Joffrey Lauvergne added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Enes Kanter chipped in 12 points for Oklahoma City.
But the Thunder missed center Steven Adams of New Zealand, who sat out after suffering a concussion on Sunday in a victory over the Sacramento Kings.
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