The Warriors beat the Clippers 115-91 today to make it a four-game winning streak while giving the Clippers a four-game losing streak.
In the absence of Curry and Wiggins, the Warriors can still have a four-game winning streak and move up to fifth place in the West, which is indeed rare. In the games Curry has missed this season, the Warriors' record has also reached 13-12, with a winning percentage of more than 50%. Since the arrival of Wei Shao, the Clippers have suffered a wave of four consecutive losses, not winning a single game, and the ranking has also slipped to seventh in the West, falling out of the top six. Before Wilson, the Clippers were fourth in the West.
At the end of the first half, the Clippers still had a double-digit lead, but suddenly collapsed in the third quarter, with a net minus of 26 points, trailing by 15 points into the final quarter and suffering a crushing defeat. It is worth mentioning that the Warriors also outscored the Blazers by 22 points in the third quarter in the last game and 35 points in the second half.
Poole was a big contributor to the Warriors' win today, shooting 9-of-20, 5-of-12 from three-point range, 11-of-12 from the free-throw line, and had 34 points, four boards, three assists and two steals. In the third quarter, Poole scored 22 points in a single quarter, leading the Warriors to a 26-point victory in a single quarter. It was the second time in Poole's career that he had cut 20+ in a single quarter, and in the second quarter of the Warriors' game against the Wizards on January 17, Poole also scored 23 points in a single quarter. Poole has made 30+ cuts in 11 games this season, and in those 11 games, the Warriors have an 8-3 record.
Thompson also performed well today, playing 29 minutes, shooting 7 of 16, 3 of 8 from three-point range, 2 of 2 from the free throw line, contributing 19 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, plus or minus +16, and 11 rebounds also set a new career high in the regular season.
Dream Green played well today, playing 29 minutes, shooting 5-of-7 from the field, 0-of-1 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, and recorded a quasi-triple-double of 11 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, with 4 turnovers and +19.
On the Clippers' side, Leonard played 31 minutes, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range, 3-of-5 from the free-throw line, and scored 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks. In the first quarter, Leonard had excellent hands, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-6 shooting, but did not play again in the fourth quarter due to the game going into garbage time.
George was in terrible form today, playing 26 minutes, shooting just 3 of 15 and 1 of 8 from three-pointers, with just 11 points, five rebounds and five assists. Wei Shao also had a poor performance, playing 28 minutes, shooting 3-of-12 from the field, 0-of-5 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, scoring only eight points and six assists. It is worth mentioning that Wilson did not rebound today, this is the seventh time in his career that he has 0 rebounds in a single game, and the first time since October 31, 2014 that he has scored a single game without rebounds.
Powell also had a bad performance today, playing 20 minutes off the bench, shooting 1-of-9 from the field, including 0-of-7 three-pointers, and only 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, with a plus-minus of -10.