Clippers at Warriors
The last time the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers, regulation ended with All-Stars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green screaming at each other and being separated by teammates and coaches. The Warriors, who went on to lose that game in overtime, are getting along at the moment and will try to exact some revenge when they host the Clippers on Sunday.
Durant was upset that Green lost his dribble and turned over the ball at the end of regulation instead of passing it, and the ensuing dust-up led to weeks of speculation about Durant's future with the franchise and Golden State's emotional fitness in making another run at a championship. The return of superstar Stephen Curry, who sat out that loss with a groin injury, quieted some of those concerns as the Warriors are winners of seven of their last nine after outlasting Dallas 120-116 on Saturday. The Clippers just knocked off one of the top teams in the Western Conference, posting a 132-111 home victory over Denver on Saturday to clinch a winning three-game homestand. Los Angeles dropped four in a row and six of seven before lighting up the scoreboard over the last two games.
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, Prime Ticket (Los Angeles), NBCS Bay Area (Golden State)
ABOUT THE CLIPPERS (19-13): Los Angeles shot 56.6 percent in Thursday's 125-121 win over the Mavericks before turning it up a notch and shooting 57.6 percent against the Nuggets. Danilo Gallinari is leading the way as he is 18-for-27 from the floor and 11-for-11 from the free-throw line over his last two contests, totaling 53 points. The Clippers are in solid shape for the back-to-back set thanks to the easy win on Saturday and pushed only one player - 20-year-old rookie point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - over 27 minutes while dispatching Denver.
ABOUT THE WARRIORS (22-11): Green, who missed 12 of 13 games after the loss at Los Angeles on Nov. 12, is just beginning to find his shooting form. Green went a combined 11-for-34 from the floor over his first five games back but broke out against Dallas on Saturday, knocking down 6-of-11 from the floor while grabbing 10 rebounds for his first double-double since Oct. 31. Durant recorded a double-double on Saturday as well, with 29 points and 12 rebounds to go with eight assists.
BUZZER BEATERS
1. Warriors SG Klay Thompson is 5-for-30 from 3-point range over his last five games.
2. Clippers PF Montrezl Harrell hit at least 50 percent of his shots in each of the last 13 games.
3. Los Angeles took two of the last three meetings after dropping 12 straight against Golden State.