NBA: Bad evening for the Golden State Warriors, beaten by the Clippers (112-104) and who lost Stephen Curry

They had started their season with two convincing successes in Utah (127-86) and Portland (140-104), the Warriors experienced their first defeat on the occasion of their return to their home court. They were beaten by Nicolas Batum‘s Los Angeles Clippers, in particular. The LA players won 112-104 and came back on par with their evening opponents with two victories in the standings. Already in the lead at halftime (54-59), the Clippers established their advantage in the third quarter (79-86) before gaining a lead of up to 13 points towards the end of the game. They were led by a gala James Harden-Ivica Zubac duo, both authors of 23 points. Nicolas Batum, recently retired international, scored five points, four rebounds and delivered two assists.

Bad news often never arrives alone. The Warriors lost Stephen Curry who twisted his right ankle during the third quarter. He returned to the bench before returning to the floor in the fourth quarter. He then aggravated his injury by hurting himself on the same side. The leader scored 18 points, responding to his teammate Andrew Wiggins, top scorer of the match with 29 points. His coach, Steve Kerr, reacted post-match by calling the injury a “light and moderate”he also confirmed that his player would undergo an MRI in the coming hours.

The player was already wearing gear to prevent this kind of twisting. It remains to be seen how long he will be unavailable. In the meantime, the Warriors will have to do without him and it starts on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday with the reception of the New Orleans Pelicans.