In its first game since losing franchise center Chet Holmgren for at least the next 8-10 weeks, the Oklahoma City Thunder managed to fend off the LA Clippers in a late-game thriller. With a career-making performance from MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder collected a much-needed 134-128 win over the LA Clippers. It was their first action since Chet Holmgren suffered a hip fracture that'll keep him out for at least two months.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander proved he's an MVP candidate by leading the short-handed Thunder to a 134-128 win over the Clippers.

Only one more quarter stands between the Thunder and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a 99-94 lead against the Clippers. If the Thunder keep playing like this,

Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the LA Clippers at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The Clippers are 6-4 and 3-0 on the road early in the season. The squad has won four straight and hasn’t lost since the first meeting with the Thunder earlier this month.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 in their first game this season without Chet Holmgren.

The Oklahoma City Thunder may be shorthanded along the frontline, but they are a team with incredible depth — and they have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He went off for a career-high 45 points plus nine assists to lift the Thunder past the visiting Clippers, 134-128.