clippers

 

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 winning their third game in a row. The Clippers were led by Blake Griffin double-double, 22 points and 12 rebounds, he also had 7 assists. Star Player Chris Paul had a double-double with 14 points and 16 assists for the Clippers. Paul has recorded 10 points and 10 assists in his first nine games and becoming the first player in Clippers history to do so.

 

Star player Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 33 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds. All-Star Russell Westbrook recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 assists for the Thunder. The Thunder took a huge lost when Serge Ibaka was rejected in the second quarter after a altercation with Matt Barnes. Barnes was also rejected. Ibaka is the Thunder best shot blocker and rebounder. He was a perfect 6 out of 6 field goals before the ejection. The Clippers improved to 6-3 and the Thunder are 5-2 – the Clippers are leading their division.

 

Moving on….

 

knicks

 

 

The Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks 109-106 for their eighth straight victory against the Knicks. Star player James Harden led the Rockets with 36 point, 9 rebounds and made a season high 16 out of 18 free throws. The Knicks held All-Star Dwight Howard to a season low 7 points. Howard grabbed 15 rebounds and recorded 4 block shots. Knicks Star Player Carmelo Anthony had a spectacular game with a season high 45 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Harden made the game winning free throws after Anthony made two free throws to bring the Knicks within 107-106. The Rockets improve to 6-4 and the Knicks drop to a disappointing 3-5.

 

warriors

 

Andre Iguodala made the game winning fade away as time expired to give The Golden State Warriors a 116-115 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 27 points and his back court teammate and Star player Stephen Curry had 22 points and 9 assists. They combined to make an impressive 10 out 17 three pointers, Iguodala finished with 14 points and 9 assists for the Warriors. Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 31 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and his 3 pointer gave the Thunder the lead with 2.3 seconds remaining. The Thunder have lost two games in a row and have a 5-3 record and the Warriors improve to a 6-3 record.

 

 

Submitted by Abner Jackson III, Content Writer for STACKS Magazine.