The Warriors outplayed the Clippers for three quarters but couldn’t close the deal in Friday’s 109-100 loss in Los Angeles.
The culprit for the Warriors’ was poor 3-point shooting, as the team went just 8-for-39 from distance for the game. But the one player making them was Omari Spellman: in his first start of the season with the Dubs, he drilled 17 points, going 4-or-8 from distance.
Glenn Robinson III matched Spellman’s team-high with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and Alec Burks added 16 points from the bench while going 9-for-9 from the free throw line, making that three straight games in which he has been perfect from the charity stripe; he is 26-for-26 shots in that span and has made 35 straight free throw attempts overall.
TEAM LEADERS
| GSW
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|---|---|---|
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Robinson III / Spellman – 17 | Burks – 8 | Burks / Lee – 5 |
| Burks – 16 | Cauley-Stein – 7 | Green / Robinson III – 4 |
| Paschall – 12 | Lee / Green – 6 | Spellman / Bowman – 3 |
| LAC
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Leonard – 36 | Beverley – 11 | Beverley – 9 |
| Williams – 21 | Harrell – 10 | Williams – 8 |
| Beverley – 12 | Leonard – 9 | Leonard – 5 |
The Warriors fell behind early as the Clippers took a 18-9 lead seven minutes into the game, but the squad closed out the quarter on a 11-4 run to make it a two-point game, 22-20, at the end of the period. The Warriors continued to rally in the second and third quarters and took a 10-point advantage into the fourth quarter.
But through the final 12 minutes, the Warriors struggled to hold-off reigning NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams as they scored 10 and 9 points in the final quarter, respectively. On top of the Clippers’ offensive outbreak, the Dubs were held to just two points through the final 3:35 of the game as the team was unable to mount a late push.
Friday’s loss extends the Dubs’ current losing streak up to seven games, matching their longest such streak of the season.
Next Up: The Warriors head to their second and final stop on the road trip in Memphis for a Sunday afternoon game against the Grizzlies (3 p.m., NBCSBA).
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More Notables …
- The Warriors fell to 9-31 on the season, extending their losing streak to seven consecutive games overall, matching a season-long losing streak (seven-straight losses from 11/6 to 11/17)… They have lost six-straight road games, also matching a season-long road losing streak (lost six-straight road games from 11/20 to 12/4)… Golden State’s road record is now 3-18, losing 12 of their last 13 road games.
- Tonight marked the first time the Clippers have defeated the Warriors in two-straight games (lost first matchup of season on 10/25) dating back to 1/22/11 – 12/25/11, spanning two seasons… The last time the Clippers beat the Warriors in consecutive games during the same season prior to tonight, was during the 2006-07 season (1/1707 and 2/24/07).
- The Warriors deployed their 19th unique starting lineup of the season (used 20 total starting lineups last season).
- Golden State’s bench produced 43-or-more points for the fifth-straight game (46 tonight), averaging 51.6 points per game over the span of the last five games.
- Omari Spellman made his 12th of his career (11 start last season as a rookie with Atlanta)… With four made threes, he matched his career high for made three-point baskets in a single game (has made four in a single game six times in career)…. Friday marked his career-best fifth-straight game scoring 10-or-more points… He dished out a season-high-tying three assists (third time this season).
