The Thunder outscored Los Angeles 23-21 in the third, but the Clippers took a 69-66 lead going into the fourth.

Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City's second-leading scorer, went down with 4:09 remaining in the third, when Camby stepped left on his left ankle. Westbrook left the court and returned to start the fourth, but finished with 2 points.

"It was just toughness. We didn't score a lot of points, and I don't think we shot good from the field," Ollie said. "Our starting point guard was out there limping a little bit, so we just gutted out and we did it on the defensive end, which we've been doing a lot in our games this season."

The Clippers led 48-43 at halftime, using a 17-9 run to overcome a three-point deficit early in the second quarter. Kaman scored six points and Thornton added five. Durant was held to seven points in the period.

Notes

Clippers F Craig Smith played two nights after sustaining a lacerated right eye when he got poked in the eye against New Orleans. ... Los Angeles fell to 0-6 when Gordon misses a game because of injury.