Chris Paul/Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Clippers

The Clippers had a 10-point lead in the second quarter, but they had to settle for a two-point (52-50) halftime lead over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night at Staples Center.

Chris Paul led the Clippers (16-12) with 18 points in the half, J.J. Redick scored nine and DeAndre Jordan scored eight points. Blake Griffin scored just two points on 1 of 8 shooting.

Russell Westbrook led OKC (18-9) with 14 points and Kevin Durant scored 13.