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Kuminga led all scorers with 21 points, Poole and Klay Thompson
ran up 20 apiece, Stephen Curry had 15 and Andrew Wiggins
chipped in with 14 as the Warriors snapped a five-game losing
streak.
Golden State's star power returned to the lineup after Thompson,
Curry and Wiggins were given the night off Monday as the
Warriors lost at Denver.
Nicolas Batum had a team-high 17 points for the Clippers, whose
point total was the lowest for a Golden State opponent since a
132-95 win at Portland in the Warriors' first game after the
All-Star break. Los Angeles dropped its second game in a row.
Golden State had allowed an average of 122.6 points during the
five-game skid.
After holding 21 of their first 48 opponents under 100 points,
going 35-13 over that span, the Warriors had been scorched for
100 or more in 15 of 17, going 8-9, before Tuesday's effort.
The Clippers, who had scored 142 and 132 points in two of their
last six games, were limited to 35.5 percent shooting and
12-for-39 success (30.8 percent) on 3-point attempts.
Coming off a 116-93 home loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday,
the Clippers played Golden State evenly at 21-21 for a quarter
before the Warriors gradually seized command.
Poole scored 13 points in the second quarter, during which
Golden State built as much as a 20-point lead.
Kuminga finished the night 7-for-12 from the field while Poole
went 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, helping the Warriors shoot
47.8 percent overall and 38.2 percent (13 of 34) from long
distance.
Wiggins completed a double-double with a career-high-tying 11
rebounds. Curry had five rebounds, five assists and three
steals.
Rookie Moses Moody was a sixth Warrior in double figures with 10
points as Golden State, which returns to Denver for a rematch on
Thursday, was able to prevail on the second night of a
back-to-back set.
Marcus Morris Sr. and Luke Kennard backed Batum with 11 points
apiece for the Clippers, while Isaiah Hartenstein, Brandon
Boston Jr. and Rodney Hood dropped in 10 each.
Held without a field goal on six attempts while totaling four
points in all, Ivica Zubac was the leading rebounder for the
Clippers with nine. Reggie Jackson compiled a game-high seven
assists on a night when he shot 2-for-14 and totaled just five
points.
--Field Level Media
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