NBA

LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors

· National Basketball Association
2-1, 2-0 Away
Final
112 - 104

Clippers hold off Warriors as Stephen Curry goes down injured

Steve Kerr: Curry doesn't think ankle is 'too bad'

Zubac had 23 points and 18 rebounds.

Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points with a 3-pointer at the 3:47 mark of the fourth that made it a one-point game, Curry added 18 with six assists but left for good at the 7:55 mark. He tweaked his ankle late in the third then briefly tried to return with 8:08 left in the game before sitting down for good.

James Harden contributed 23 points and 11 assists making all nine of his free throws for a Clippers team missing Kawhi Leonard as the star forward is sidelined with a right knee injury.

Before introductions and the national anthem, a moment of silence was held for Hall of Famer Al Attles, the former Warriors player, coach, general manager and ambassador who died at his East Bay home on Aug. 20 at age 87. A video tribute showed during a first-quarter timeout.

Takeaways Clippers: Los Angeles forced 21 Warriors turnovers leading to 21 points but also committed 18.

Warriors: Buddy Hield went 3 for 14 — 1 of 9 from 3-point range — for eight points coming off the bench in his home debut for Golden State.

Key moment With 4:32 left in the third quarter and Golden State down 74-69, the Warriors challenged a foul against Draymond Green and the call was overturned and ruled a charge by Zubac.

Key stat The Clippers scored 58 points in the paint — 30 by halftime.

Up next The Clippers return home to host Portland on Wednesday, kicking off a five-game homestand. Golden State will host New Orleans on Tuesday for the first of back-to-back games over two days against the Pelicans.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Warriors: 70.2%
Clippers: 29.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 112 - 104
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 112 - 104
4th 14.1 Amir Coffey defensive rebound 112 - 104
4th 16.1 Buddy Hield misses tip shot 112 - 104
4th 16.1 Buddy Hield offensive rebound 112 - 104

Statistics

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42-90 FG 38-88
46.7 Field Goal % 43.2
10-32 3PT 14-43
31.3 Three Point % 32.6
18-23 FT 14-22
78.3 Free Throw % 63.6
48 Rebounds 47
14 Offensive Rebounds 14
34 Defensive Rebounds 33
27 Assists 19
11 Steals 10
2 Blocks 5
18 Turnovers 21
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 21
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
12 Fast Break Points 19
58 Points in Paint 38
21 Fouls 22
13 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Chase Center

Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Phoenix 3 1 .750 - W2
LA Lakers 3 1 .750 - L1
LA Clippers 2 1 .667 0.5 W2
Golden State 2 1 .667 0.5 L1
Sacramento 1 2 .333 1.5 W1
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