Oklahoma City Thunder take 13th straight win in NBA

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-led Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-98 on Thursday night to bag their 13th consecutive win in the NBA, which is the franchise record.

Canadian guard Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points for the OKC in a home game at the Paycom Center to play a key role in the victory.

He also produced a game-high eight assists for the Thunder.

Western Conference leaders OKC have 28 wins and five losses in the regular season.

Jalen Williams scored 18 points for OKC.

The Clippers, who were led by Amir Coffey with 26 points, were handed their 15th loss.

40-year-old LeBron James scores 38 points

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-106 as LeBron James, who turned 40 on Dec. 30, has scored 38 points for the winners.

The Lakers are going 19-14 to be sixth in the Western Conference.

Max Christie racked up a career-high 28 points to help the Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Anfernee Simons was the Trail Blazers' top scorer with 23 points.

Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe scored 19 points each for Portland, which have the 22nd loss of the season.

The Trail Blazers are 13th in the Western Conference.