The Oklahoma City Thunder looked like world-beaters through three quarters Wednesday night. Then they got lazy and complacent throughout the final frame and choked away a potential statement game, 103-98, against the Los Angeles Clippers with a massive showdown against the Golden State Warriors looming Thursday night.
The Thunder owned a 17-point lead entering the fourth quarter and led by as many as 22, but a familiar narrative emerged as the Clippers mounted a tremendous comeback that featured a 20-2 run. Oklahoma City has now lost nine games when holding a lead entering the fourth quarter, per ESPN Stats & Info.
Oklahoma City appeared primed for a wire-to-wire thrashing of the Clippers, but once again the Thunder offense devolved into a disjointed mess marred by sloppy passes, ugly shots and poor execution, as a GIF passed along by Snottie Drippen on Twitter illustrated:
Rotoworld's Michael Gallagher offered a look at OKC's shot chart from a fourth quarter that saw the Clippers tally a 35-13 scoring advantage:
For a Thunder offense that entered the n ...
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