Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Clippers, 109-97, Tuesday night in Los Angeles in a matchup of teams with the two best records in the NBA.

Serge Ibaka added 17 points before fouling out late while helping the Thunder improve to a league-leading 33-9 and expand their lead in the Western Conference standings to 1½ games over the Clippers, who were without All-Star Chris Paul and fell to 32-11.