Interim maestro Scott Brooks directs the Thunder during Tuesday's 99-88 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Brooks and the departed P.J. Carlesimo are now dead even in Oklahoma City annals with 1-12 records.

Scott Brooks carved out a spot alongside P.J. Carlesimo in the Thunder record book Tuesday night.

Brooks tied Carlesimo’s 1-12 mark for the best 13-game record in Thunder history as the Los Angeles Clippers spanked Oklahoma City at the Ford Center on Tuesday, 98-88.

It wasn’t easy, but Brooks persevered and pulled it off. After guiding the Thunder to victory (111-103 at Memphis on Nov. 29) in just his fourth game, he needed to string together eight consecutive defeats to match Carlesimo.

Such a run appeared unlikely, as it included home games against Golden State, Memphis and the Clippers, three teams that limped into the OKC Corral a combined 17-47.

It stood to reason that the Thunder, buoyed as it was by credibility factor added when Brooks replaced Carlesimo, would find a way to win one, maybe two of these games.

Maybe all three.

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Didn’t happen.

The Boomers lost them all, improving their home streak to 11 losses in a row in the process.

They lost to a Golden State team without three of its best players.

Lost to Memphis after leading by 21 points.

Lost to the Clippers, who are 2-0 at the Ford Center and 5-17 in games played outside of Oklahoma.

The Thunder, which got the obligatory 25 points from Kevin Durant, did get some good news as Chris Wilcox contributed 13 points in his first game back from a finger injury.

But it wasn't enough. Not nearly.

And a little after 9 p.m. Central Standard Time, when it was clear the Clippers had the game in the bag, a snarky band of Seattle hecklers started showing up in force on The Oklahoman’s live blog.

Their nettlesome presence appeared to rankle columnist John Rohde, who dismissed them as "village idiots."

Next in line for Rohde's rapier wit was Seattle itself, which he derided as "the city best known for who's left."

By "who's left," it's pretty clear he meant "who has left" and not "who is left."

As the pests persisted in their nefarious work, the journalist kept up his counter fire, insulting in turn the Seahawks and Mariners.

Then, the telling blow:

"I'm guessing the Thunder will win our second championship before they figure out what to do with their viaduct."

Ouch.

"Our" second championship? It seems that when the same family owns both the basketball team and the newspaper, objectivity is a quaint notion at best.

In other news, the Thunder have now caught up with the torrid pace the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers laid down on their way to the ignominy of 9-73. Those dilapidate Sixers racked up 24 defeats before securing their third victory.

The Thunder remains a long shot to challenge that record of infamy.

At least they're doing their best to keep themselves in the hunt.