Clippers Face Test Against West's Best

After beating Cavaliers, they meet Thunder, who have won all 3 of their season's duels

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INGLEWOOD - After a run of eight victories in nine National Basketball Association (NBA) games, including a win over the best team in the Eastern Conference, the revived Los Angeles Clippers will now test themselves against the best in the West.

The seventh-placed Clippers will match wits with the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 23 (March 24, Singapore time) at Intuit Dome, duelling a team on an even better run with 12 victories in 13 games.

While the Cleveland Cavaliers had the NBA's top record when the Clippers (40-30) beat them 132-119 at home on March 18, the Thunder are now on top of the league.

In fact, the Thunder (58-12) clinched the Western Conference's top play-off seed on March 20.

Los Angeles superstar Kawhi Leonard missed the first three months of the season with knee discomfort but has made up for lost time. He has averaged 26.6 points with 7.4 rebounds over his past five games.

Starters James Harden and Ivica Zubac continue to be productive, while trade-deadline addition Bogdan Bogdanovic has been a revelation since moving from the Atlanta Hawks on deadline day.

"Unbelievable basketball player, even better guy. He gets it, he understands it and he fits in with what we're trying to do," Harden said of Bogdanovic.