The Oklahoma City Thunder visited the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome in the NBA Cup on Friday, hoping to end a two-game skid suffered at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Thunder have been hobbled by major injuries to Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, and Cason Wallace, and everyone needs to step up to get back on track.
Nikola Topic was inserted in the first quarter against the Clippers. He immediately made a good play, driving to the lane and attracting the defense before making the perfect lob to Isaiah Hartenstein for the easy dunk.
Topic has always been a gifted passer, but he has struggled to get his career going due to serious ailments, including being diagnosed with testicular cancer last year.
Hartenstein, for his part, has been pretty solid, filling the void left by Holmgren in the frontcourt.
As of this writing, the Thunder are leading the Clippers in the second quarter.
More details to come.