Warriors game day: Can Golden State make statement with win over Clippers?
Can Golden State make statement with win over Clippers?
Steve Kerr, 3rd season with Warriors (158-27 with Warriors and overall); Doc Rivers, 4th season with Clippers (182-86 with Clippers and 769-559 overall)
Warriors: PG Stephen Curry (26.2 ppg, 6.0 apg), SG Klay Thompson (22.5 ppg, 2.1 apg), SF Kevin Durant (27.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg), PF Draymond Green (10.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 7.5 apg), C Zaza Pachulia (4.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg)
Clippers: PG Chris Paul (17.8 ppg, 9.1 apg), SG J.J. Redick (15.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg), SF Luc Mbah a Moute (6.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg), PF Blake Griffin (21.1 ppg, 9.0 rpg), C DeAndre Jordan (11.0 ppg, 12.9 rpg)
Warriors injury report: C Damian Jones (D-League assignment) is out.
Clippers injury report: PF Brice Johnson (lower back) is out.
The Golden State sharpshooter captured the nation’s imagination Monday when he became the first player in the shot-clock era to score 60 points in fewer than 30 minutes.
Curry joked after shootaround Wednesday that he hopes LA sends four or five players at Thompson because “it’d make my job a lot easier.”
Can the Clippers slow down Golden State’s potent attack?
The Warriors lead the NBA in scoring, assists, field-goal percentage and offensive rating.
[...] their 120.2 points per game are 9.1 more than any other team.
In a more general sense, this is an opportunity for Golden State to show why it’s favored to reach its third straight NBA Finals.
The Clippers sit third in the conference standings, behind only the Warriors and Spurs.
The Clippers aim to exorcise the memory of the 120-75 preseason shellacking they endured Oct. 4 at Oracle Arena.