Clippers fall short, lose to Thunder

Russell Westbrook scored 30 points in his return to the lineup, Kevin Durant added 27 and the Thunder held off the Los Angeles Clippers 107-101 on Wednesday night in a possible playoff preview.

Serge Ibaka came up with a big block of J.J. Redick's 3-pointer with 10 seconds left and added 15 points for the Thunder, who had their starting lineup together for just the second time since Christmas Day.

Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, and Chris Paul added 25 points and eight assists for the Clippers, who could have owned the tiebreaker over the Thunder if they had won.