Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) congratulates Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) after a play against the Phoenix Suns during a game on Nov. 3. Reuters

The Oklahoma City Thunder fly to Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 13 to face off against the Los Angeles Clippers in one of the most important games on the Clippers' schedule so far this season. The Thunder are 5-1 so far this year on the strength of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and will likely serve as a real test of the 5-3 Clippers' own formidability. Scroll down to hit a live stream link of the showdown when it tips off at 10:30pm EST on Wednesday night.

The Thunder's All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook appears to have recovered well from surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee in April and again in October due to persistent swelling, as he has played in four games in which he's averaged 19 points. Fellow All-Star Kevin Durant has picked up the slack in his absence, anyway, leading the NBA in scoring at 30.2 points per game. The Clippers know Wednesday night's matchup won't be an easy one. "A team like that that has been together -- obviously they have two of the better players in the league on the perimeter in Durant and Westbrook -- they have good chemistry," Jamal Crawford told the LA Times. "You can't put a label on chemistry and playing together. Those guys have been through the wars and every situation. We haven't gotten there yet. Eventually, hopefully, we'll get there."

The Thunder are coming off of a hard-fought victory against the surprising Washington Wizards, who they beat 106-105 on Sunday night. Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer to tie the score late in regulation and a pair of go-ahead foul shots in overtime to pull his team ahead in a game that saw Westbrook ejected after getting into a shoving match with the Wizards' Nene. He finished with 33 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. "That was definitely a resilient win," coach Scott Brooks said. "It was that never-quit mentality that we've always believed in and that's what happened tonight. We just battled and battled and battled and gave ourselves a chance to win down the stretch."

The Clippers enter Wednesday night's game on a similarly tough note, having edged the Timberwolves 109-107 after Kevin Love missed a tip-in at the buzzer that could have evened things up and sent it into overtime. Watch the action here when it tips off at 10:30pm EST at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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