Take #531. Warriors over Clippers
(NBA) Golden State vs. LA Clippers,
Point Spread: 5.50 | -110.00 Golden State (Away)
Result: Win
When the Clippers and Golden State Warriors met on Thursday, Los Angeles had no answer for Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson down the stretch. The Clippers were within seven early in the fourth quarter before Curry and Thompson took over, combining for 21 points over the final 9:53 to lead Golden State to a 120-114 victory. Los Angeles will attempt to prevent the star duo from taking over again when it hosts the Warriors in a Saturday afternoon rematch between the teams. Curry finished with a game-high 26 points to go along with seven rebounds and eight assists on Thursday. Thompson added 22 points, while Jonathan Kuminga supplied 17 off the bench. Golden State coach Steve Kerr thinks Thursday's performance is going to provide some much-needed confidence for Thompson, who was 4-for-13 from the field before netting 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the fourth quarter. The Warriors are not as good as they used to be, but the Clippers are dysfunctional. Adding James Harden was a terrible mistake, and all he will do is bring this team down. We like the Warriors to hang tough as we think the Clippers are just going through the motions early in the season here.