Nick Young scored 19 points off the bench, Blake Griffin had 17 points
and 11 rebounds, and Los Angeles dominated play in the second half in
beating Oklahoma City 92-77 on Monday.The
win against the conference-leading Thunder was icing on the cake for
the Clippers, who learned moments before tipoff they had clinched their
first playoff berth since 2005-06.Randy Foye scored 13 points
and Chris Paul finished with 12 points and 10 assists as Los Angeles
held superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in check while moving
within a game of the Lakers for first place in the Pacific Division.Durant
scored only five of his 24 points after halftime and Russell Westbrook
shot 4 of 16 from the floor for nine points as the Thunder recorded
their lowest point total of the season.With the game tied at 66
entering the fourth, Mo Williams nailed a 3-pointer that jump-started
the Clippers. Young later made a jumper to open a 13-3 run that included
six points from Grif...
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April 17, 2012
