Thunder stay undefeated with a 108-101 victory over the Clippers

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Willert, T. (2026, October 26). Thunder stay undefeated with a 108-101 victory over the Clippers. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/thunder-stay-undefeated-with-a-108-101-victory-over-the-clippers/article_07822663-8405-57ba-87e7-a1cc62aaff6a.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-26 · by Tim Willert

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Shai-Gilgeous Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder with 34 points as they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 108-101 in a game where three Thunder players, including All-Star guard Jalen Williams, were injured and had to leave early. Ajay Mitchell contributed significantly off the bench for Oklahoma City with 18 points. Despite the close finish, the Thunder maintained their undefeated start to the season with this win, while the Clippers dropped to 1-2.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder remained undefeated by defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 108-101 in a game where star player Jalen Williams suffered a serious lower leg injury and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher. Williams was injured with 1:14 left when he went down hard after being fouled during a drive to the basket, causing visible distress among both teams' players. The Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in the win, while Ajay Mitchell contributed 18 off the bench. Additionally, three Thunder players were sidelined due to injuries, with Williams notably missing Monday morning's update on his condition.

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“Both articles describe Jalen Williams being injured on a drive to the basket in the final minute of the Thunder's game against the Clippers, with him leaving on a stretcher.”
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Tim Willert
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🔮 Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which won its third straight to start the season but lost three players to injury, including All-Star guard Jalen Williams, who went down hard on a drive to the basket with 1:14 left.
🔮 Mestemaker countered with 264 yards and two touchdowns but Oklahoma State couldn’t finish drives and settled for Keltner field goals of 47, 30 and 41 yards.
🔮 Jalen Williams scored 21 points, Chet Holmgren had 12 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a poor shooting night from Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander in their home opener to beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 on Thursday. Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 32 points in a convincing win over San Antonio on Tuesday night, finished with 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting against Denver.
🔮 Following the pick, Minchey took the Wildcats 44 yards in seven plays, finding tight end Willie Hernandez for a 12-yard touchdown.
🔮 The Oklahoma defensive back shared a locker room with Jackson Arnold, who played his way out of Norman two season ago, and John Mateer, who may have played his way out of the Sooners’ starting lineup with No. 1 Texas coming up this weekend.
🔮 “And that will never change.
🔮 Sam Presti knows there is no dancing around the fact the Thunder will have a different makeup this season though that doesn’t make OKC’s longtime general manager nervous.
🔮 No. 10 Oklahoma NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — 2025 record: 10-3 Expectations The Sooners could challenge for the national championship if they can duplicate their dominance on defense, run the ball more effectively and survive a brutal stretch of early-season games on the road.
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Clippers Los Angeles OKLAHOMA CITY the Los Angeles Clippers the Oklahoma City Thunder

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Clippers ORG · 2× OKLAHOMA CITY GPE · 2× Ajay Mitchell PERSON · 1× Cason Wallace PERSON · 1× Isaiah Hartenstein PERSON · 1× Jalen Williams PERSON · 1× Shai-Gilgeous Alexander PERSON · 1× Williams PERSON · 1× the Los Angeles Clippers ORG · 1× the Oklahoma City Thunder ORG · 1×

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Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which won its third straight to start the season but lost three players to injury, including All-Star guard Jalen Williams, who went down hard on a drive to the basket with 1:14 left.
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🔮 Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which won its third straight to start the season but lost three players to injury, including All-Star guard Jalen Williams, who went down hard on a drive to the basket with 1:14 left.
2026-10-26 · Toronto Star
Thunder stay undefeated with a 108-101 victory over the Clippers · assertive framing

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Shai-Gilgeous Alexander scored 34 points, Ajay Mitchell had 18 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder stayed undefeated with a 108-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. asserted
Thunder → score → night
Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which won its third straight to start the season but lost three players to injury, including All-Star guard Jalen Williams, who went down hard on a drive to the basket with 1:14 left. asserted
1:14 → add → basket
Williams left the court on a stretcher with towels covering his left leg. asserted
towels → leave → leg
Guard Cason Wallace (left shoulder soreness) and forward Jaylin Williams (right wrist soreness) left the game in the first quarter and did not return. asserted
Wallace → leave → quarter
Mitchell was 8-of-14 shooting with six rebounds, four assists and three steals in 27 minutes asserted
Mitchell → shoot → minutes
Darius Garland scored 16 points for Los Angeles (1-2). asserted
Garland → score → Angeles
Kris Dunn and Brook Lopez had 15 points each for the Clippers, who pulled to 97-96 on a 3-point shot by Derrick Jones Jr. with three minutes left ut never got any closer. asserted
who → have → minutes
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