National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Golden State 111, L.A. Clippers 92
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 30, 2014
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #74 Curtis Blair, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance: 19596

Warriors 111, Clippers 92:
David Lee collected 22 points and 11 rebounds and Andrew Bogut also recorded a double-double as Golden State easily dispatched visiting Los Angeles.

Stephen Curry contributed 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting and seven assists and Bogut totaled 14 points and 17 boards as the Warriors had their way on the inside with a 53-34 rebounding advantage. Klay Thompson scored 16 points and Marreese Speights had 12 off the bench for Golden State.

Blake Griffin led the way with 27 points for the Clippers, who were playing their eighth game on the road out of the last nine. Darren Collison scored 22 points and DeAndre Jordan hauled in 20 rebounds to go along with nine points as Los Angeles had a four-game winning streak come to an end.

The Warriors never trailed after Curry found Lee for the opening basket and the lead stretched out to 32-21 at the end of the first quarter. Golden State’s bench put on a run at the beginning of the second quarter and pushed the lead to 19 points on Jordan Crawford’s 3-pointer 3:35 into the period before the Clippers finally found some life, slicing the deficit to 62-55 on J.J. Redick’s 3-pointer before settling for a 64-56 gap at the break.

Los Angeles went nearly 6 1/2 minutes without a field goal to begin the third quarter as the Warriors took back control. Golden State scored on five straight possessions to push it out to 80-58 before Redick finally snapped the drought for the Clippers.

The advantage reached 92-67 when Klay Thompson knocked down a jumper on the opening possession of the fourth quarter. Road-weary Los Angeles tried to get back into it with a brief run and chopped it to a 13-point deficit on Griffin’s jumper with 5:05 left before the Warriors took back control.

Curry set up Andre Iguodala for a dunk and nailed a step-back 3-pointer with 2:59 on the clock to spread the lead back out to 109-87 before the Warriors emptied the bench. Golden State outscored the Clippers in the paint 66-22 to take a 2-1 lead in the season series.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Jordan has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 26 straight games and is averaging 18.3 boards over the last three contests. … Los Angeles G Jamal Crawford was limited to nine points on 1-of-9 shooting to snap a string of 26 straight games scoring in double figures. … Curry went 4-of-4 from beyond the arc but the rest of the Warriors were a combined 2-of-17.
Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Clippers   Golden State
Blake Griffin 27 Scoring Stephen Curry 22
Darren Collison 5 Assists Stephen Curry 7
DeAndre Jordan 20 Rebounds Andrew Bogut 17
Darren Collison 7 Free Throws Made Klay Thompson 3
Blake Griffin 3 Steals Klay Thompson 3
DeAndre Jordan 1 Blocks Andrew Bogut 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Clippers 92 40.8 8-24 22-34 17 34 1 6 13
Golden State 111 49.5 6-21 15-20 24 53 5 8 11
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Warriors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Utah. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.