LOS ANGELES — With the sting from Stephen Curry shooting their lights out on Saturday still lingering, the Thunder squandered another quality win by shooting themselves in the foot.
What’s worse: Bowing to a seemingly unstoppable force like Curry in heartbreaking fashion or totally imploding against a shorthanded team that looked lifeless for three quarters?
That’s the question facing the Thunder, who fell to the Blake Griffin-less Clippers 103–98 at the Staples Center on Wednesday after blowing a 22-point lead and losing the fourth quarter by a 35–13 count. This was nothing short of a textbook choke job, with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook taking turns gagging up key possessions and feeding L.