Blake Griffin: Warriors-Clippers is Not a Rivalry

But Golden State’s one-point advantage was short lived, as Clipper Jamal Crawford responded with a three of his own. The Warriors got two stops, and they erased the deficit.

Either way, this is just the latest development in the odd downward spiral of Lance Stephenson. He was pretty damned heroic with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting and two steals. Paul, back in action after two games sidelined by a groin strain, made his first seven shots, including three from three-point range.

The Warriors emerged with a 13-0 record after an incredible display of shot-making in the final minutes, with Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson and Curry combining to make four three-pointers in the final five minutes. He scored 18 points on 7-for-7 shooting and dished out four assists in the first eight minutes.

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It was, without a doubt, the best game of the young season.

But it was a close-run win, as the pumped-up Clippers raced to a big lead over their Pacific Division rivals, led by point guard Chris Paul. No other lineup that’s played more than 30 minutes this season has outscored their opponents by more. Iguodala led the team with a +19 in the fourth quarter. It was why they had a close game against Brooklyn just a few days before. Green repaid his coach’s trust by not picking up another foul, which can be very hard against a team like the Clippers. Green’s 3-pointer beat the buzzer and left the Warriors trailing 91-85 heading into the fourth.

Green had his playing time limited by foul trouble but hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the third to cut the lead to 12.

Cue Green’s defensive genius moving to center. Clark registered a +6 during the 5:14 he played that bridged the third and fourth quarters. Over the game’s final 32:55, the potent Warriors scored 97 points.

The Clippers – who shot 70 percent in the first quarter and 60 percent in the first half – weren’t going to shoot lights out all game, and the Warriors tightened up in the second half, but the early deficit should have been too much to overcome. And the 3 unassisted field goals were a Bogut 5-ft jump hook, a Draymond driving dunk, and a Draymond driving lay-up. Paul had 23 points, and Blake Griffin had 18 as the two teams went to the locker room. That 23-point Clippers cushion had dwindled down to 1 point. DeAndre Jordan added nine points and 10 rebounds. They didn’t have an answer for Curry or Harrison Barnes, who dropped 21 points. Golden State converted 31-of-36 attempts from the line for 86.1 percent.

Goran Dragic finished with 14 points and Hassan Whiteside grabbed 14 rebounds for Miami, which started the game on a 9-0 run and opened the fourth quarter with a 13-4 spurt. The other was the 1957-58 Boston Celtics.

Honestly, if they were ever going to lose a game, it should’ve been last night on the road versus the Los Angeles Clippers.

“They don’t have that championship hangover. They’ve got the type of guys that can play that style of basketball”.

Until, that is, Golden State’s first team stepped in to conquer that of the opposing Chicago Bulls, a 106-94 crusher that left fans in Oracle Arena overjoyed and giddy. Per ESPN Stats and Info, the Warriors are 3-3 since the start of last season when they trailed by 20 points at any point in a game.

– The reigning MVP continues to leave defenses wondering what they’ve got to do to slow him down.