Thunder Strike For The 13Th Time

They post another strong third quarter to extend winning streak with Clippers win

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Oklahoma City Thunder stretched the National Basketball Association's (NBA) best active win streak to 13 games with a home victory on Jan 2, while reigning champions Boston Celtics held on for a win at Minnesota.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had game highs of 29 points and eight assists to spark the Thunder over the Los Angeles Clippers 116-98 at Oklahoma City, improving the Western Conference leaders to 28-5.

Their win streak is the longest since the team relocated from Seattle after the 2007-08 season. Before becoming the Thunder in 2008, the Seattle Supersonics notched 14 straight wins during the 1995-96 season from Feb 3 to March 6.

"It's just being present, going day by day, working on ourselves and I think we're doing a good job on that," said Isaiah Hartenstein, who added 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City trailed 52-48 at half-time but outscored the Clippers 42-20 in the third quarter and Los Angeles never closed the gap.

Over the last two games, the Thunder have outscored their opponents 85-43 in the third.