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Warriors complete epic comeback vs. Clips, go to 13-0 in amazing fashion
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/warriors-complete-epic-comeback-vs--clips--go-to-13-0-in-amazing-fashion-081132807.htmlIt takes a lot more than one overwhelming quarter and a late double-digit lead to beat the Golden State Warriors. The Los Angeles Clippers learned as much in a thrilling contest at Staples Center on Thursday night.
Down 16 points after one quarter, 23 early in the second, and 10 with five minutes left in regulation, the Warriors finished the game on a 22-5 run to complete an amazing comeback over their Pacific Division rivals for a 124-117 win. They're now 13-0 and two wins away from tying the NBA record for the best start to a year. The 23-point comeback is the largest in the league so far this season....
The problem for L.A. is that their opponents had a more impressive run in them. The Warriors ended the night on a 22-5 run that saw the Clippers miss nine of 10 attempts before a meaningless layup with five seconds to go. A team that looked to have re-exerted control instead lost by a comfortable-seeming seven-point margin.
The big story is not the Clippers' late collapse so much as one of the most impressive fourth-quarter shooting displays in some time. The Warriors shot 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) from the field, 8-of-9 from beyond the arc, and 9-of-10 from the line in the period for a hyper-efficient 39 points. The shot chart shows a glut of three-pointers and point-blank looks — pretty much the ideal setup for an offense:
Down 16 points after one quarter, 23 early in the second, and 10 with five minutes left in regulation, the Warriors finished the game on a 22-5 run to complete an amazing comeback over their Pacific Division rivals for a 124-117 win. They're now 13-0 and two wins away from tying the NBA record for the best start to a year. The 23-point comeback is the largest in the league so far this season....
The problem for L.A. is that their opponents had a more impressive run in them. The Warriors ended the night on a 22-5 run that saw the Clippers miss nine of 10 attempts before a meaningless layup with five seconds to go. A team that looked to have re-exerted control instead lost by a comfortable-seeming seven-point margin.
The big story is not the Clippers' late collapse so much as one of the most impressive fourth-quarter shooting displays in some time. The Warriors shot 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) from the field, 8-of-9 from beyond the arc, and 9-of-10 from the line in the period for a hyper-efficient 39 points. The shot chart shows a glut of three-pointers and point-blank looks — pretty much the ideal setup for an offense:
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