Four players from the Los Angeles Clippers combined for 84 points, leading the team to a 112-104 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Ivica Zubac recorded 23 points and 18 rebounds, while James Harden added 23 points and 11 assists, helping the Clippers pull away in a tightly contested matchup at Chase Center.
The Warriors faced an additional setback when Stephen Curry exited the game in the fourth quarter due to a left ankle injury. Curry had 18 points and six assists but was forced to leave at the 7:55 mark, after briefly attempting to play with the injury before heading to the bench for the remainder of the game.
Los Angeles capitalized on Golden State’s 21 turnovers, converting them into 21 points, while limiting their own miscues to 18. Derrick Jones Jr. contributed 18 points and Norman Powell added 20, bolstering a Clippers lineup that outscored the Warriors 58-38 in the paint and consistently attacked the basket to gain an edge.
Golden State kept the game close behind a 29-point effort from Andrew Wiggins, who sank a key three-pointer in the fourth quarter to reduce the deficit to one. However, the Clippers responded with a late push that saw Harden and Zubac combine for critical points, sealing the victory in the final minutes.
Draymond Green had a defensive highlight in the third quarter when a foul call against him was overturned and ruled a charge by Zubac. The Warriors capitalized momentarily on this shift in momentum but were unable to sustain it against a Clippers defense that remained solid down the stretch.
