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Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are back to their old selves after getting thrashed by 17 points to open their series against Los Angeles.
The Clippers can live with their numbers -- Durant topping 30 points in two straight games and Westbrook just missing another triple-double; it's the rest of the Thunder they want to stop.
"We can't then give Caron Butler wide-open 3s," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "Serge Ibaka has yet to put the ball on the floor. I'd like to see him dribble one time."
The Thunder have won two games in a row after that Game 1 shellacking, which was their worst loss since moving to Oklahoma City.
Behind Durant's 36 points and 23 from Westbrook, the Thunder shot 56 percent in winning 118-112 on Friday. The Clippers were held to 45 percent, while making 21 of 25 free throws and committing just six turnovers. That many points, free throws and so few mistakes usually win them games.
"What we didn't get is stops," Rivers said. "When we get multiple stops, we get in transition and we get easy baskets. In this series so far we really haven't gotten in transition at all and they've taken that away from us. We got to do a better job of getting stops in a row so we can get some kind of offensive rhythm in transition."
Chris Paul had 21 points, 16 assists and no turnovers playing 42 minutes Friday, when Griffin scored 34 points. Jackson and ex-Clipper Butler combined to outscore the Clippers' reserves on their own.
Offensively, Paul will be looking to get JJ Redick more shots than the six he attempted in Game 3. Defensively, he wants to limit the number of easy shots taken by Durant and Westbrook.
"We just got to play and not necessarily worry about being desperate," Paul said. "We understand it's not time to hang our heads. We just need to get game four."
In their humble playoff history, the Clippers have never come back from a 2-1 deficit to win a series.
"Any of those stats don't matter," Rivers said, laughing. "If you'd said the Lakers or the Celtics, then that would matter."
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