After a rocky start in the first half, it looked like the Golden State Warriors were bound to drop their second consecutive game to the Los Angeles Clippers at home.
Paul George and Serge Ibaka pushed the Clippers to a 14 point advantage heading into halftime. Los Angeles continued their onslaught coming out of the locker room, extending their lead to 22 points. However, a triple from Steph Curry with three minutes remaining sparked a furious comeback run from the Warriors at Chase Center.
After trailing the Clippers by double-figures throughout the game, Curry’s late third-quarter explosion shaved the Clippers’ lead to only six points heading into the final 12 minutes of the contest.
With the help of Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Eric Paschall and Brad Wanamaker, the Warriors went on to outscore the Clippers 34-18 in the fourth quarter for a thrilling comeback victory, 115-105.
Via @warriors on Twitter:
Down 22 – and then we weren't.
The best from the squad's comeback 📽️ pic.twitter.com/dyOTet9K0f
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 9, 2021
After lighting up the Warriors for six consecutive quarters, Steve Kerr’s defense tightened on George, limiting the All-Star forward to only eight points in the second half. George led the Clippers with 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field in 39 minutes.
Following their electric comeback over the Clippers, the Warriors will welcome the Toronto Raptors in the Bay Area for a rematch of the 2019 NBA Finals on Sunday.