James Harden scored 26 points (13 in the second quarter), and the LA Clippers rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Golden State Warriors 130-125.
The Clippers trailed 59-44 with 1:21 left in the second quarter. They were still down 102-88 with 11:03 left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.3% chance to win, and outscored the Warriors 42-23 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Warriors 19-7. Amir Coffey scored 7 of the Clippers’ 19 on 1 for 1 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. With 4:59 left, Andrew Wiggins stole the ball from Ivica Zubac, and Stephen Curry’s 3-pointer off it put the Warriors ahead 113-111.
Paul George scored 24 points (10 in the third quarter), and Norman Powell added 21 points on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. Powell scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Warriors, Curry scored 41 points with 9 3-pointers, and Klay Thompson went 1 for 9 from 3. Brandin Podziemski had a career-high 25 points and 8 assists on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench.
The Clippers went 29 for 37 at the line to the Warriors’ 13 for 18. George fouled out.