Warriors Blew 31 Point Lead in Game Two
The Golden State Warriors were cruising to a 2-0 lead over the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers Monday night. Then everything went to hell in a handcart. The Warriors look to bounce back after relinquishing an astonishing 31-point lead in their Game 2 loss. A win will establish home-court advantage again. The Clippers will definitely be looking to gain some momentum from coming back from that far down.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT, NBCS Bay Area (Golden State), FS Prime Ticket (Los Angeles) LINE: Warriors -8.5; O/U: 233.5.
Golden State went up 31 points with over seven minutes left in the third quarter. Everyone thought that was enough to cruise to a victory. Then Stephen Curry was whistled for his fourth foul seconds later and had to leave the game. The Clippers brought Lou Williams back into the game at that point and they began to make their run. Williams finished with 36 points. He was 13-of-22 shooting and had 11 assists in 33 minutes.
DeMarcus Cousins going down with a quad injury in the first half already had Golden State feeling down. Then Curry left the game after drawing his fourth foul and the recipe for disaster was stirred. Veteran Andrew Bogut logged a season-high 17 minutes off the bench. He finished with three points and nine rebounds. Kevin Durant committed nine of the team’s 22 turnovers on Monday. Cousins could miss the remainder of the playoffs with a left quad injury.
Los Angeles point guard Landry Shamet hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute. Power forward Montrezl Harrell iced the game with two free throws to cap a 25-point effort on 9-of-9 shooting. He also had 10 rebounds off the bench. The Clippers scored 85 points in the second half and shot 56.5 percent from the field in the game. They only managed 48 second-half points and shooting 40 percent in a 121-104 Game one setback. Harrell is averaging 25.5 points on 20-of-24 shooting in the series.
The Dart Throw: Warriors 123, Clippers 112
NBA Playoffs Betting Odds & Trends
| Golden State Warriors |
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| Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games |
| Golden State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Golden State’s last 23 games |
| Golden State is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games on the road |
| The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Golden State’s last 11 games on the road |
| Golden State is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing LA Clippers |
| The total has gone OVER in 10 of Golden State’s last 13 games when playing LA Clippers |
| Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers |
| Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State’s last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers |
| Los Angeles Clippers |
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| LA Clippers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games |
| LA Clippers is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games |
| LA Clippers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games |
| The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Clippers’s last 15 games |
| LA Clippers is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home |
| LA Clippers is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home |
| The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Clippers’s last 8 games at home |
| LA Clippers is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games when playing Golden State |
| The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Clippers’s last 13 games when playing Golden State |
| LA Clippers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State |
| LA Clippers is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Golden State |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers’s last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State |
Next up:
Golden State at Los Angeles Sunday, April 21
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