On December 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season game continued. The Los Angeles Clippers are at home and take on the challenge of the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors led by 19 points at one point, but the Clippers fought back wildly in the third and fourth quarters and managed to come back in the final moments. In the end, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Warriors 113-112.
Warriors (9-11): Curry 22 points and 11 assists, Green 21 points and 9 rebounds, Moody 21 points, Klay Thompson 17 points.
Clippers (9-10): George 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Leonard 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Harden 21 points and 9 assists, Powell 12 points, Theis 12 points.
In the first quarter, the Warriors opened the game with multiple points and quickly established a lead, with Curry hitting a three-pointer at 8:53 to bring the Warriors' 12-2 lead to double digits. The Clippers scored six straight points to close the gap, but then Green hit two three-pointers to tie the gap. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Clippers by 11 points at 33-22.
In the second quarter, the Clippers began to chase points, and Powell scored a three-pointer in 7:38 to chase the difference to single digits at 36-44. The Warriors then went on a 9-0 run, and the Warriors led by 17 points at 53-36 with 5:40 left. The Clippers scored six straight points to close the deficit to single digits again. Curry scored eight straight points in the final minute to lead the Warriors to a 67-48 lead at halftime.
The Warriors still maintained a 15-point advantage in the first half of the third quarter, and Harden led the team to start chasing points in the middle of the period, and after a 10-0 attack wave, the Clippers chased 78-85 at 3:55. Theis and Powell scored seven straight points as the Clippers trailed 85-87 at one point. Klay Thompson scored five straight points to stabilize the situation, and the Warriors ended the third quarter 92-85.
Klay's three-point shot with 8:57 left in the final quarter helped the Warriors re-establish a double-digit advantage at 98-88. George scored five straight points on his own, and the Clippers closed the score after a 7-0 run. After that, the two sides were deadlocked on the court, and George hit a three-pointer in the final 10 seconds to put the Clippers up 113-112. The Warriors missed the last attack after a timeout, and the Clippers won by one point.