Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Watch Live Free Online HD iPhone Streaming: NBA Basketball from Oklahoma City at 9:30 PM ET
The Thunder seek their fifth straight home win and eighth in a row -- including the playoffs -- against the Lakers in Oklahoma City as the teams meet for the second time in five days.
Los Angeles announced Wednesday that Kobe Bryant wouldn't return this season, but the man filling Bryant's shoes did a pretty good impression of the former MVP in the Lakers' latest game. Meeks scored a career-high 42 points Sunday as Los Angeles snapped a three-game skid with a 114-110 home win over the Thunder.
He made 6 of 11 from 3-point range and all 14 free-throw attempts on the way to becoming the third player to reach the 30-point mark for the Lakers (22-42).
Meeks was held to nine points on 3-of-16 shooting in a 122-97 loss at Oklahoma City on Dec. 13 before missing a 107-103 home loss Feb. 13 due to a sprained right ankle. Since returning from that five-game absence, he's averaging 19.2 points and shooting 51.4 percent in his last 11.
The Lakers have scored 115.3 per game -- 13.3 above their season average -- while hitting 45.2 percent from beyond the arc over their last six.
After giving up an average of 121.0 points and allowing opponents to shoot 48.3 percent from 3-point range while losing both games on their brief trip, the Thunder (47-17) held Houston well below their 106.5 scoring average in Tuesday's 106-98 home win.
"Well, I don't have to say we need to get better on the defensive end tonight, but we're gonna keep working on it," coach Scott Brooks told the league's official website. "I'm proud of our guys, we challenged ourselves (Monday) in practice that after 48 minutes we could be satisfied with the results."
Kevin Durant finished with 42 points Tuesday after recording his third triple-double of the season with 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds against the Lakers. The MVP candidate, vying for his fourth scoring title in five years, has averaged 36.3 points over his last four.
Oklahoma City owns an NBA-best plus-4.9 rebounding margin, while the Lakers have a league-worst minus-7.5 margin.
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