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KD, Russ best CP3 in wild finish to Thunder-Clippers (Ball Don’t Lie)

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Published December 21, 2015 at 11:45 PM
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Despite reasonably impressive records, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers have both proven somewhat disappointing this season for looking more like collections of excellent players than well constructed, cohesive teams. Monday night's matchup at Staples Center did nothing to change any such opinion, but it was a fascinating contest in large part because the teams' stars decided the result in a back-and-forth finish full of terrific individual plays. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The majority of the final minute belonged to OKC omni-guard Russell Westbrook. The Thunder trailed 95-93 when the mercurial Westbrook nailed a contested three-pointer out of a timeout to give them a narrow advantage. Blake Griffin followed with a thunderous dunk to swing the lead back to the Clippers, but Westbrook answered again with a tough mid-range jumper with 29 seconds remaining for an effective two-for-one possession. Except Russ seemingly rendered that clock management unnecessary after stealing the ball from J.J. Redick on the next Clippers possession, giving the Thunder a chance to push the lead to three points with a successful...

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