Warriors rally from 23 down in the second quarter to beat Clippers
Stephen Curry had 40 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors rallied from 23 points down in the second quarter to beat the LA Clippers 124-117 for their 13th straight win.
The Warriors trailed 50-27 with 9:22 left in the second quarter and 68-54 at halftime. They outscored the Clippers 97-67 the rest of the way.
Draymond Green’s cutting layup with 1:08 left made it 118-115, and Curry’s 2 free throws with 25.3 seconds left put it away at 122-115.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Clippers 14-3. Curry (No. 10 in clutch points, 2015-16) scored 6 of the Warriors’ 14 on 1 for 2 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Josh Smith had 2 steals in 23 seconds, the first leading to DeAndre Jordan’s alley oop dunk and the second to his own driving dunk.
Klay Thompson scored 25 points (15 in the first quarter), and Harrison Barnes added 21 points on 9 for 15 shooting. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Clippers, Chris Paul had 35 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, and Jamal Crawford went 1 for 7 from 3. Blake Griffin scored 27 points.
The Warriors shot 52.1% from the field and 56.7% from 3 to the Clippers’ 50.0% and 44.8%. The Clippers outscored the Warriors 28-9 off turnovers. The Warriors outscored the Clippers 25-8 in 6 minutes with Iguodala, Curry, Thompson, Barnes and Green on the floor together.