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Davis' 24 dooms Thunder
Key 3-pointer gives Clippers the edge.

Kevin Durant scored 40 points and had eight rebounds, but Oklahoma City lost to the Clippers at home. SUE OGROCKI / Associated Press

By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press
Published: 11/16/2009 2:27 AM
Last Modified: 11/16/2009 7:20 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY — Baron Davis scored 24 points, including a key 3-pointer in the final minute, to help the Los Angeles Clippers snap a three-game losing streak in a 101-93 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.

Chris Kaman added 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting and had seven rebounds for Los Angeles (4-7), which avenged a loss to Oklahoma City (5-5) on the Clippers' home court four days earlier.

Kevin Durant scored a season-high 40 points and had eight rebounds for OKC, which was seeking what would have been only its second three-game winning streak since the franchise moved from Seattle before last season. Oklahoma City had road wins over the Clippers and San Antonio in its previous two games.

In a game that had 25 lead changes and 18 ties, Kaman put the Clippers ahead for good at 94-93, taking a pass from Davis and scoring with 1:46 left. After the teams traded turnovers, Russell Westbrook missed an 18-footer for Oklahoma City, and Davis followed with the 3-pointer to give Los Angeles a 97-93 lead.

Jeff Green missed a 3-point attempt for Oklahoma City, and Al Thornton scored on a breakaway dunk for the Clippers with 29.2 seconds left to seal the win.

Westbrook had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Oklahoma City, which shot 33.8 percent from the field and went 3 of 20 from 3-point range.

Los Angeles twice built its lead to 10 points and was up 49-41 at halftime. The Clippers led 58-46 after Thornton's dunk a little more than two minutes into the third quarter, but Oklahoma City went on a 15-2 run, highlighted by seven points from Westbrook, to go up 61-60. The Thunder led 76-75 entering the fourth but never could stretch their lead beyond 3.

CLIPPERS 101, THUNDER 93

L.A. Clippers 26 23 26 26 — 101
Oklahoma City 23 18 35 17 — 93

L.A. CLIPPERS: Thornton 7-16 6-9 20, Camby 3-6 0-0 6, Kaman 10-15 5-5 25, B.Davis 9-20 4-4 24, Butler 3-8 0-0 8, Novak 0-1 0-0 0, Telfair 0-1 3-4 3, Smith 1-2 2-4 4, Rush 4-8 0-0 9, Jordan 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 38-79 20-28 101.

OKLAHOMA CITY: Durant 14-25 10-11 40, Green 3-7 1-1 7, Krstic 5-9 0-0 10, Westbrook 5-17 6-6 17, Sefolosha 1-9 2-3 4, Thomas 1-4 1-2 3, Collison 2-3 0-0 4, Harden 0-8 4-4 4, Ollie 2-3 0-0 4, Ibaka 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 33-85 24-29 93.

3-point goals: L.A. Clippers 5-17 (Butler 2-5, B.Davis 2-6, Rush 1-2, Telfair 0-1, Novak 0-1, Thornton 0-2), Oklahoma City 3-20 (Durant 2-4, Westbrook 1-4, Green 0-2, Sefolosha 0-5, Harden 0-5).

Fouled out: Collison. Rebounds: L.A. Clippers 51 (Camby 9), Oklahoma City 55 (Westbrook 9). Assists: L.A. Clippers 17 (B.Davis 6), Oklahoma City 13 (Westbrook 7). Total fouls: L.A. Clippers 21, Oklahoma City 25. A: 17,715 (18,203).

By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press

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