"He meandered through the first 24 minutes, taking just six shots and rarely looking to attack his matchup. Then, in the second half, his motor revved high in a 98-79 victory that improved the Warriors to 4-1. He was the driving force of a third-quarter run that saw the Warriors turn a three-point deficit into a 15-point advantage in 12 minutes."
"We sent James (Harden) to the line seven times in the first half but none in the second, coach Steve Kerr said. I think we just trusted our coverages and made them play through us or over the top of us rather than sending them to the line. To hold that team to 30 points in the second half, pretty impressive."
Jimmy Butler was subdued early, taking six shots in the first 24 minutes before igniting the second half and leading the Warriors to a 98-79 win over the Clippers. A third-quarter run flipped a three-point deficit into a 15-point advantage in 12 minutes, and a late off-the-dribble bounce pass to Draymond Green pushed the lead to 20. Butler finished with 21 points, five rebounds and five assists while surpassing 16,000 career points. Stephen Curry scored 19 in 25 minutes. Jonathan Kuminga defended the Clippers’ top scorers, Quinten Post hit four 3s, and the Warriors held the opponent under 100 points for the first time this season.
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