LA Clippers snap 3-game skid to restart the season with a victory over Golden State Warriors

LA Clippers snap 3-game skid to restart the season with a victory over Golden State Warriors
Kawhi Leonard

As the NBA 2020-21 season’s action re-started after the All-Star break, the LA Clippers uplifted their form, courtesy to Kawhi Leonard to end a 3-game skid by win over the Golden State Warriors. Leonard score 28 points in 3 quarters, while Paul George and Serge Ibaka scored 17 and 16 points respectively. 

Talking about the Golden State Warriors, Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 15 points each for the Warriors, who fell to 19-19. Steph Curry was held to 14 points on 6-of-16 shooting. He missed seven of eight shots from long-range after winning the 3-point contest at last weekend’s All-Star Game. 

Kawhi Leonard leads LA Clippers past Golden State Warriors 

“Nobody likes the feeling of getting smacked,” Stephen Curry said as per ESPN. “We had an opportunity to set the tone for the second half of the season and obviously we didn’t do it.” 

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The LA Clippers rode a dominant third quarter to a 104-68 lead heading into the fourth. They scored 45 points and hit seven 3-pointers. Clippers opened on a 13-3 spurt, in which Nicolas Batum and George made back-to-back 3-pointers. The Clippers closed with a 29-13 run that featured a combined 17 points from Leonard and George. 

“The beginning of the third quarter was disappointing,” Golden State Warriors’ Head Coach Steve Kerr said. “We gave away some easy hoops right away and by the time we kicked into gear defensively and started fighting, we were already down 25 points and it was too late.” 

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