The transition bucket was the exclamation mark for the Oklahoma City Thunder's much-needed 134-128 win over the LA Clippers. The back-and-forth affair was a nice distraction from

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the LA Clippers in its first game without Chet Holmgren.

The Oklahoma City Thunder may be shorthanded along the frontline, but they are a team with incredible depth — and they have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He went off for a career-high 45 points plus nine assists to lift the Thunder past the visiting Clippers, 134-128.