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Clippers outlast Warriors in overtime victory
    2018-11-14  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

After struggling much of the night Monday, Klay Thompson unleashed one of his signature scoring binges, hitting eight of his final 16 shots to finish with 31 points. But with Stephen Curry sidelined by a strained left groin and Kevin Durant fouling out early in overtime, the Warriors couldn’t capitalize as they fell 121-116 in overtime to the Clippers for their second loss in three games.

With little help much of the night from his supporting cast, Durant was an aggressor, forcing enough contact to get into foul trouble. Late in the third quarter, with the Warriors down 10, Durant headed to the bench with his fifth foul after fouling Los Angeles forward Montrezl Harrell on a dunk attempt. By the time he returned to the floor with less than nine minutes left in regulation, Golden State trailed the Clippers, 96-85.

Durant repeatedly forced isolation situations, only to get blanketed by double-teams. Then Thompson finally found his rhythm. In the span of less than two minutes, Thompson hit a long jumper and two three-pointers to tie the game at 106-106 with 1:27 left in regulation. Clippers guard Lou Williams missed two jumpers down the stretch for Golden State to force its first overtime of the season.

With the Warriors up 109-106 and 3:46 remaining, Durant was whistled for a reach-in, ending his night. It set up an important early season test: Without Durant and Curry, could Golden State fend off an inspired Clippers team on the road?

That the answer was no was not for a lack of trying by Thompson. With 1:52 left, Thompson hit a 20-foot jumper to give Golden State a 113-111 lead. It was only forty-five seconds later that he caught a pass from Andre Iguodala and drilled a three-pointer to knot the game at 116-116.

But Thompson’s step-back jumper with 42.7 seconds left met iron, and Williams made three foul shots down the stretch to seal the Warriors’ fate. Now, not long removed from winning 10 of its first 11 games, Golden State suddenly looks vulnerable. It obviously doesn’t help that Curry, an early MVP candidate, missed his second straight outing Monday.

Curry, who didn’t travel with his team to Los Angeles, has already been ruled out for Tuesday night’s game against Atlanta at Oracle Arena. After shoot-around Monday, Golden State head coach Steve Kerr conceded that it’s "frustrating for (Curry). He’s had such a great start to the year. … It’s a new injury for him, and we have to make sure he’s fully healthy before we put him back out there."

In the meantime, Durant and Thompson could use more help.

Before Thompson’s late outburst, Durant did all he could to keep Golden State in the game, finishing with 33 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and two blocks. Thompson and Durant combined to comprise 55.2 percent of the Warriors’ offense.

Two nights removed from a 27-point gem, Quinn Cook — the starting point guard in Curry’s absence — totaled only seven points in 22 minutes. Draymond Green, back in the lineup after missing two games with a sore right toe, missed six of his nine shots.

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