Golden State Warriors 126 vs 134 Los Angeles Clippers summary: stats and highlights | NBA

The Los Angeles Clippers pulled ahead of the Warriors in the Western Conference playoff picture with their win over Golden State on Wednesday night. Steph Curry dropped 50 points, but Kawhi Leonard’s 30 led a Clippers team that had six in double digits to seal 134-126 victory.

Clips make it four straight

The Clippers had won three straight, and looked like a team that is finally starting to catch a rhythm with all of the new additions since the trade deadline. The Warriors have been a fantastic home team all season, but have been dreadful away from the Chase Center. The game against the Clippers was their first of a five game road swing, and were looking for their first away win since January.

Both teams’ super stars came out and dictated the tone as Steph Curry and Kawhi Leonard got their sides going off the block. Curry had 12 in the first quarter, but Leonard was doing a bit of everything in the opening 12 minutes of the game. He had 10 points, 6 rebounds and was getting his teammates involved, something that took the Warriors much too long to go.

Despite turning the ball over 12 times in the first half, the Warriors were keeping pace with the Clippers, largely because of the play from Curry. Thompson was nowhere to be found after dropping 33 in the first half of the last game against the Suns, while Kawhi’s sidekick Paul George showed just how dangerous this team can be when they are clicking.

Westbrook finding his way in LA

It was a three point game after the second quarter, and Curry would save his best for after the break. He ignited for 21 points hitting three pointer after three pointer and dazzling the crowd at the Crypto.com Arena. Curry caught fire, but Eric Gordon hit the Warriors with a counter of 14 third quarter points after going scoreless in the first half.

Gordon was a difference maker but so was Russell Westbrook who looks to have accepted his role in the black and blue side of LA. He had 15 points on Wednesday night, but even more importantly, he played with energy, hustle, and heart as he continues to win over Clippers nation.

Kawhi and Clips eyeing top 4 seed

Curry continued his fantastic night into the fourth quarter and eventually reached 50 points, but as we have seen so often with the Warriors this season, they couldn’t get stops on the road when they needed them. Kawhi finished the game with 30 points and 8 rebounds while George had 24 and 7 assists to lead the Clips to their fourth straight win.

LA now take sole possession of fifth place with the win over Golden State on Tuesday night. The Warriors will now head East looking to win as many games as they can for the rest of this five game road trip, while the Clippers will be at home for five of their next six games.

Kawhi might have had a team high 30 points, but George ended it with this three ball to put the Warriors to the sword.

George chipped in 24 points and 7 assists in the Clips win, and it seems like the former Pacer is accepting his role as the sidekick in LA.

Steph went off for 21 points in the third quarter, but Eric Gordon hung with him dropping his first 14 points in the same quarter.

The Clips forced the Warriors into 16 turnovers, including 12 in the first half, one of which lead to this Kawhi alley oop.

Terrance Mann had 17 points off the bench and was one of six Clippers players with 15 or more points.

Paul George and Kawhi Leonard haven't been on the court together much over the last few seasons, but when they are on the court it's electric.

Russ had himself a game. He had 15 points which is modest by his standard, but his energy gave life to the Clips and his offensive boards gave LA second chance points.

The Clippers have been killing it at home lately an Wednesday night was no different. If Leonard and George play like they did against the Warriors, watch out West.

IT'S ALL OVER!!! STEPH'S 50 POINT NIGHT WASN'T ENOUGH TO SNAP THE WARRIORS ROAD LOSING STREAK.

Kawhi had 30 points and George chipped in 24 in the eight point victory in LA.

Moody makes a meaningless mid range jumper but that will be the final bucket of the night.

Mann goes to the line and he hits one of two at the line and that should do it.

Kuminga with the lay up off the Poole assist.

Coffey goes to the line and he hits one of two FTs.

Poole hits a corner three but GS needed that about 10 minutes ago.

The call stood, but it doesn't matter... George just put the nail in the coffin with a three ball off the kick out from Mann!!!

We are under 2 minutes to go in the fourth quarter!

An offensive foul on Gordon is being challenged after it looked like he leaned into the defender on the close out.

Zubac at the line after the Kuminga foul and he hits both FTs.

Green called for the blocking foul, and the call is reversed after the challenge. Draymond would have fouled out but he is back after the correction.

Zubac with the tip in off of Gordon's missed floater.

Curry in the lane with the floater and HE'S GOT 50!!!

Gordon with the roll off the floater in the lane

Kuminga with the lay up off the Curry dish.

George answers back with a three ball of his own!!

DiVencenzo drops the corner three off the Curry dump off!

Zubac got the offensive board and got fouled on the put back and he goes to the line and hits both

Curry was sent to the line by George and he hit one of two FTs. We gave a six point game with 5:33 to go in the fourth.

The last Curry long ball before the timeout was ruled a two.

Curry with back to back long balls!!! The second one was a spectacular step back off the dribble and we are back to a six point game!

Timeout Clippers with 6:10 to go in the fourth quarter.

Thompson beats everyone down court and gets an easy lay up after the Clips fell asleep.

Leonards slips it down to Zubac under neath and he gets the reverse to go down low.

George fouls Curry, and he goes to the line hitting one of two.

Westbrook with another offensive rebound and put back!!!

Kuminga flying through the air and gets the finger roll.

DiVencenzo got the loose rebound and put back off the Curry missed three.

Green fouls Mann who goes to the line and hits both.

Slip screen from DiVencenzo and Curry found him for the lay up. 99-109

Batum with a quick trigger three ball and the Clips lead by 12, the largest lead of the night.

TO Golden State with 9:07 to go in the fourth quarter.

Moody fouled by George and he hits one of two.

Westbrook with another offensive rebound and he hits the mid range jumper off the glass to stretch the lead to double digits.

Mann with another bucket, this time slashing to the rack and George found him!

Mann gets the offensive board, and goes back up with it getting the basket and the foul! FT is good to complete the three point play.

J. Green starts the fourth quarter with a dunk and the foul on Batum. FT is good and we have a three point game.

We are headed to the fourth quarter and this is still anyone's game going into the final quarter.

Curry with another flick of the ball towards the bucket and he banks it home! If it was anyone else you'd say it's luck. But it's Steph, and he knew exactly what he was doing.

Gordon again from long range after some great ball movement and he's got 14 points in this third quarter!!!

Leonard back at the line and he hits both FTs after the Kuminga foul.

Poole answers with a three ball in the corner!!! The LA lead is back to 3.

Gordon drills the three ball again! He's had some big shots in this second half.

Curry under the basket and makes an impossible lay up as he flicked it off the glass while falling to the floor!!!

Leonard strokes a three ball and the Clips are back up by 5!

Green breaks out in transition and Poole found him for the jam!

Zubac back to the line after another foul on Green and he hits both FTs.

Curry getting back to the bucket and he gets the reverse lay up to drop. He's got 34 on the night!!!

Zubac at the line and he hits one of two after a Green foul.

Curry does it again!!! This time on the step back from three point range and we have a three point game.

George knifing through the land and lays it up off the glass!

IT'S CURRY TIME BABY!!! HE DROPS THE THREE BALL OFF THE DRIBBLE FROM THE TOP OF THE KEY!!!

George going to the line after the Curry foul, and he hits one of two out of the timeout.

Curry off the dribble and he lays it up with the right hand from the left side.

Timeout Clips with 4:28, up by six.

Curry, between the legs, spinning to the baseline and hits the fader on the baseline!

The seas parted for Zubac who got the pass from Westbrook and went in for the easy slam!

Poole breaks the LA run up with a baseline jumper.

GORDON HITS ANOTHER THREE OUT OF THE TIMEOUT!!! LA LEAD BY 10!!!

Gordon pulls up from the logo and drills it!!! 11-0 run for the Clippers and the Warriors need a timeout with 6:40 to go in the third quarter.

Gordon was fouled by Thompson and he hits both from the line, 8-0 run for the Clips.

Leonard finds Westbrook in the corner and the former Laker finally hits a three tonight. He has been given plenty of space by the Warriors defenders, and takes advantage right there.

Leonard on the mid range jumper off the dribble.

Looney called for the defensive three seconds, and George hits the FT.

Curry with the kick out and Klay hits the baseline jumper from a step inside the arc.

Zubac on the follow up after the George miss out of the timeout.

DiVencenzo drills a three ball in the corner and the Warriors are on a 7-0 run and the Clips will take a timeout two minutes into the game.

Curry going to the rack strong and finishes with a scoop lay up.

Curry on the dump off to Looney for the easy dunk.

Leonard with a mid range jumper and he gets it to go land the foul. FT is good for the three point play.

Curry wasting no time getting started. He hits a three ball from the wing to begin the third quarter.

WE ARE BACK IN PLAY FROM LA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION!!!

Steph had exactly 20 points in the first half, which means he has scored 20+ in exactly 600 games.

Poole had 9 of his 11 points in the second quarter, including this DEEP three.

Poole had an open three, but decided to dish it over to Curry for the even more open three, which is always a good idea.

George and Leonard are starting to click at the right time, and both got going early. Leonard had 17 and George had 14 in the opening half.

Curry took a back seat to Thompson in the first half of last game, but tonight he's got the hot hand.

The Warriors have struggled on the road this year, and poor starts are a big part of the reason. Curry and the Warriors didn't have a terrible start, but it wasn't the greatest of starts either.

Westbrook working the pick and roll with George and he gets a lay up on a dash to the cup and that will bring us to the end of the first half!

The Clippers lead by three after a tight first half. We have 24 more minutes to determine a winner from LA.

After Curry's three, Morris and Green got tangled up and after review Morris has been thrown out for swinging on Green on the box out.

Green goes to the line and hits the FT.

Curry drills another three ball this time from the top of the key and he's got 20 first half points!!!

Zubac gets the easy bucket on a cut to the rim. Green got T'd up for jawing at the ref and George hits the FT.

Curry follows it up with a three ball of his own, and the Warriors are back within two points.

Thompson drills the three ball and that's his third of the night!

Morris with the pump fake, takes a dribble and hits the FT line jumper.

Nearly impossible tip in from Looney after Thompson missed the floater.

The 12 turnover of the Warriors night leads to a fast break alley oop from George to Kawhi!!!

GS calls a timeout with 2:33 to go in the half.

Leonard sent to the line by DiVencenzo and he hits two of two FTs.

Zubac got the dish from Westbrook and finished with the close range effort.

Curry going back to the rack and he is getting close to 20 first half points.

George strings the three ball after two offensive rebounds for LA.

Timeout Warriors with 4:23 to go in the first half.

Curry picked off the pass and hit Poole on the break and he's got 11 points tonight, 9 in this quarter.

Leonard with the shot put one handed floater after getting to his spot off the dribble.

Curry with eyes in the back of his head, hitting Kuminga down  low for the jam.

Mann weaving through the lane and he gets a finger roll to go off the glass.

Thompson buries the one footed jumper on the baseline.

Plumlee on the release after the Poole turnover and he gets the lay up to go.

Poole was fouled by Batum and Poole hits both from the stripe.

Batum with another assist, he's got three now, this one to Plumlee for a dunk.

Mann with a transition dunk off the GS TO and he's got back to back buckets.

Mann strokes a three ball out of the timeout to break the Warriors 10- run.

J. Green gets the bucket to go to force a timeout from LA after a 10-0 run from the Warriors.

POOLE WITH A DEEEEEEP THREE BALL OFF THE MOODY!!

Green strings a three ball from the top of the key and the Warriors have come out guns blazing in the second quarter.

George with a short pull up from inside the paint.

Thompson gets the Warriors quarter started with a three after getting just 3 in the first.

George starts the quarter with a mid range jumper.

The Clips went 4/8 from deep and Kawhi's got 10 and 6 rebounds after the first 12 minutes to lead LA.

Curry scored a quick 12 in the first, but needs a bit of help fro his teammates. Thompson is the next highest scorer with 3.

Leonard is in double digits after hitting the deep two to end the quarter!

We are headed to the second with the Clippers up by 4.

Poole passed on the three to let Curry drill the wide open three ball!

Kawhi gets to the line after the Poole foul and he hits both FT. He's got 8 and 6 with a minute to go in the eighth.

Batum answers back with a corner three ball to put the Clips back in the lead.

Curry with a quick trigger three ball after Kuminga almost lost the ball down low.

Leonard snatches the offensive board and gets the put back to go. He's got 6 and 5 rebounds already.

Lob over the top from Batum to Mann and that leads to an easy jam after some slack defending from Curry.

Poole was fouled behind the line by George and he hits two of three.

George skying to the bucket and finishing with the finger roll!

Plumlee fouls J Green on the way up and he hits both FTs.

Westbrook drills the three after being dared to shoot by GS.

Curry hits the baseline jumper from the mid range.

George is fouled by Green on the drive and he hits one of two from the stripe.

Thompson took a little while longer to get on the board tonight then he did last time out against Phoenix. He gets going with a three ball from the wing.

Westbrook streaks to the bucket out of the timeout and he gets the finger roll to go.

Leonard moving without the ball and Morris found him on the backdoor pass for a lay up.

Golden State now call an early timeout with seven minutes to go in the first quarter.

George with a catch and release three ball in the corner and both Kawhi and George are on the board early on.

Leonard puts up the elbow jumper and the Clips get their first FG of the game.

Thompson slips a bounce pass into the path of Looney who slashes to the rack and finishes with a flush.

Westbrook to the line after the Thompson foul and he hits one of two FTs to get the Clips on the board.

Curry on the back door cut and Green found him which led to a wide open lay up and Ty Lue wants an early timeout just a minute and a half into the game.

Curry getting to the bucket and getting his first points of the night on the weak side drive.

Draymond gets us started with a pocket jumper form the elbow.

We are underway from LA!!

Huge match up in West starts right now.

If the Warriors are going to have any success tonight they are going to need to get off to a good start. It'll be up to Klay, Steph, Dray, Looney and DiVencenzo to kick start Golden State's night in the opening minutes.

Kawhi and PG are joined by Russ, Morris and Zubac to start tonight's game against the Warriors. They have won three straight at home and this five will look to make it number four from the Crypto.com Arena.

Warriors road woes

The Golden State Warriors haven’t been bad on the road this season. They have been terrible. Coming in to tonight they have lost eight straight games away from the Chase Center and have a record of just 7-26 this season. In recent games they have been getting off to terrible starts and then left to make a monumental comeback for the rest of the game. Tonight let’s see if they come out hot from the start.

Right at home at Crypto.com Arena

The Clippers are back at the Crypto.com Arena, and things have been going quite well for them under their own roof. They have won three straight home games and will stay at home for nine of their next ten games. This is a key part of the season for the Clips and taking care of business at home might be what earns them a chance to host at least one playoff series.

How the West stands

Taking a look at the Western Conference, we see these two teams locked in a fight to stay out of the Play-In spots, but all the while eyeing a chance to host the first round series in the playoffs. The Denver Nuggets are the pace setters in the West at 46-23 despite their four game losing streak. The Warriors and the Clippers have a record of 36-33, but it’s GS who are in 5th place with the tie breaker against the Clippers. They are both 10 games back of the Nugs and site just a game about the Timberwolves in the first Play-In spot with the 7 seed. The Thunder, Mavs and Lakers are a game behind Minnesota with the final Play-In spots while the Jazz and Pelicans are just three games behind the 5th and 6th seed, but they would fail to make the post season if the season ended today. As you can see things are very tight in the West.

Kawhi and company back?

Finally the Clippers fans and the city of Los Angeles are seeing glimpses of what this team is capable of. In the last three games Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have given hope to those who thought the door was closing on the black and blue side of LA’s chances to get to the NBA Finals. There is still a long way to go, but winning games like the one tonight will go a long way in proving this team is ready to make a deep post season run.

Curry and GS begin crucial road trip

Curry took a back seat to Klay Thompson last game as the second sharp shooter exploded for 33 points in the Warriors win over the Suns on Monday night. Golden State's #30 has a taste for the spotlight, and it doesn’t get much bigger than the Crypto.com Arena…. (That just doesn’t have the same ring to it as the Staple Center). The Clippers are on a three game win streak and have the same record the Curry and the gang. Tonight is the biggest night of the season for both teams so far, and expect Curry to rise to the occasion.

Clips last game

The Clippers won their third straight game by beating the the Knicks over the weekend, and after a five game losing streak the waters have calmed in Clip nation. New York came to town and Kawhi Leonard looked like the Kawhi of old, dropping 38 points in a game that was tight for the first 36 minutes. An 8-0 run from the Clips at the beginning of the fourth quarter was enough to put them ahead and keep them ahead for the rest of the game as Paul George poured in another 22 points eight rebounds and eight assists.

Warriors last game

The Warriors had back to back big games against two top teams in the league. They took down Giannis and the Bucks over the weekend and then stunned the Suns in the first quarter as Klay Thompson put up 33 in the first half at the Chase Center. The lead grew to as many as 25 in the first quarter, and despite a bumpy moment in the third quarter the Warriors held on to victory before leaving the Bay for a five game road trip.

We are live from LA

Hello everyone and welcome to Los Angeles where the Clippers come into tonight on a three game hot streak and are looking to take a step ahead of the Golden State Warriors in the fourth match up between these two teams. The Warriors are on a little streak of their own after struggling to adapt to Steph Curry’s return from a lengthy injury. Every game is a must win for teams looking to advance their seeding with less than a month to go in the regular season.

Warriors vs. Clippers

It’s a massive matchup in the thick of the Western Conference playoff picture tonight from Los Angeles. The Golden State Warriors head south to take on there California counterparts, the Los Angeles Clippers and AS English will be with you all night providing live stats, scores, highlights and anaylsis of tonight’s must see TV from Crypto.com Arena.