Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points, Norman Powell added 24, and the Clippers held off the Golden State Warriors 134-124 on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.
Five months into a Clippers season that has sometimes felt like a slog, feeling less like joy than a constant examination under a microscope of their own championship expectations, the impression imparted on forward Nicolas Batum after Monday’s practice, the team’s first with its three new additions, was notable.Backup center Mason Plumlee’s size balancedVeteran guard Eric Gordon could defend players far bigger than his 6-foot-3 frame — and shoot over them too.
A drive by Hyland finished with an assist under the basket to Plumlee. When Batum snuck up behind a Golden State rebounder, popping the ball loose, it found its way to Hyland, who sank a three-pointer then smacked his right hip as if holstering a pistol. Gordon, who said he felt comfortable acting as a point guard, showed it with his drive and assist for a Powell basket that held the lead at 118-106 with seven minutes left.
Even though the Clippers were coming off three days off and Golden State had played only 24 hours earlier, and even though the Warriors were without the injured Stephen Curry, and even though the backcourt duo of Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole had made a combined one of nine three-pointers, the Clippers still trailed at halftime, 65-61. The culprits were multiple: allowing 42 second-quarter points, and Golden State seven more rebounds and 12 more free throws.
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