What we learned as Steph exits loss vs. Clippers with ankle injury

What we learned as Steph exits loss vs. Clippers with ankle injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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SAN FRANCISCO – The immaculate vibes of the Warriors’ two first games of the season turned sour Sunday night at Chase Center in a 112-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Turnovers tortured the Warriors in their home debut. The bench couldn’t muster anything as their lauded depth took a hit. The Clippers dominated the Warriors in the paint, outscoring them 58-38.

But the real rotten egg was Steph Curry exiting in the fourth quarter with a left ankle injury after rolling it on two separate occasions.

Andrew Wiggins did his best to pick up the slack for Curry, scoring 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting and was 5 of 8 on 3-pointers. Kevon Looney provided a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double, also adding three assists and three steals.

The Warriors also allowed James Harden to have a 23-point, 11-assist double-double, and Ivica Zubac to own the glass with 17 rebounds and 23 points.

Here are three takeaways from the Warriors’ first loss of the season.

Steph Limps To Locker Room 

Win or lose, the health of Curry trumps all. Dub Nation held its collective breath in the third quarter when Curry rolled his left ankle and had to head to the bench. Curry was replaced by De’Anthony Melton for the final two minutes and 43 seconds, and was seen doing band work on the bench.

Then the good news came. Unfortunately for Curry and the Warriors, it was short-lived. Curry re-entered the game at the 8:08 mark in the fourth quarter. His return lasted all of 13 seconds.

Curry while trying to set a screen for Buddy Hield aggravated his left ankle injury and immediately limped down the tunnel and to the locker room with the help of Rick Celebrini and teammate Gary Payton II.

Soon after, Curry was ruled out for the rest of the game with a left ankle injury. In 27 minutes, Curry was a plus-2 with 18 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals, but also six turnovers. He went 6 of 11 from the field, and 4 of 7 beyond the arc.

Turnover Takeover

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Publish date : 2024-10-28 04:43:00

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