Chris Paul leads Los Angeles Clippers to a 112-104 win over the Golden State Warriors – NBA Recap
The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 112-104 here at the Staples Center on Saturday.
Chris Paul was the leading scorer for the Clippers, scoring 28 points and dishing 13 assists and 3 steals. Nate Robinson had 28 points and 8 assists for the Warriors.
The Clippers did not shoot well from the foul line; neither did they defend well, allowing the Warriors to score 104, including 15 successful shots from the 3 point line. However, they did enough offensively to score the win.
Clips scored the first 13 points of the night to start the game, leading 13-0 early in the 1st quarter. Then after a 3 pointer followed by a jump shot by the Warriors to get 5 points on the board, the Clippers again
went on an 11-0 run to lead 24-5 with 6:24 left for the period to end. The Clippers came out aggressive and were scoring at will. However, the Warriors found their footing as time progressed to have an 11-2 run of their own and trail the Clippers 26-16 deep.
The first quarter ended with the Clippers leading 35-23.
The Clippers held on to a comfortable lead much throughout the 2nd quarter but back to back 3 pointers by Nate Robinson and Dorell Wright brought the Warriors within 4, trailing 44-48. A 3 pointer by Brandon Rush then
cut the LAC lead to 53-52. The 2nd quarter ended with the Clippers leading 59-58.
A jump shot by Klay Thompson in the 3rd quarter tied the game at 66 for the first time. Randy Foye of the Clippers responded with a three pointer to put his team back up by three. Foye had a good night from beyond the
arc, going 3 of 5. With the game tied at 69, the Clippers went on a 6-0 run, to take back the lead. They led 86-82 at the end of the third period.
Chris Paul was hot for the night, scoring the first 7 Clipper points in the final period. He had 12 of his 28 points in the 4th quarter alone. 7 straight points by Paul followed by a dunk by Eric Bledsoe gave the Clippers
a decisive 95-87 lead. A 3 pointer by Nick Young followed, giving the Clippers a 98-87 lead, which the Warriors could not overcome for the rest of the match.
Nate Robinson tried to bring the Warriors back into the game, scoring 7 points in less than two minutes, including a three point shot. However, a three pointer by Kenyon Martin and then by Chris Paul in the last 10 seconds of the
game sealed it for the Clippers, as they won 112-104.
Paul was amazing for the night, but was ably assisted by Blake Griffin with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Griffin shot poorly from the foul line, going 2 of 8. DeAndre Jordan added 18 and Randy Foye had 12. Nate Robinson was the top
scorer for the Warriors with 28 points, including a hot 4-8 shooting from the 3 point line. Klay Thompson had 24 points and Wright added 23.
The Clippers shot very well from the field, going 54.3%, but were only 14-30 from the foul line. The Warriors shot 46.2% from the field and 48.4% from the 3 point line. They managed 31 shots from beyond the arc, 15 of which were
successful attempts. The Clippers were awarded 8 more fouls than the Warriors but failed to convert them in free throw attempts. The Warriors had 16 turnovers, 6 more than the Clippers. Also, they allowed 50 points from within the paint to the Clippers, managing
only 32 themselves.
The Clippers have now won three in a row and are only 1 place behind third place L.A Lakers in the Western Conference.
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