They had seen this movie before, twice in the last four days, in fact, an experience that led the Clippers to know the kind of superhero performance they were watching would end in one of just two genres: horror or survival.
Like Luka Doncic’s 51- and 45-point nights against the Clippers in Dallas last week, Golden State’s Stephen Curry looked like a video game with the difficulty set on low while making his first six shots and scoring 16 points in Monday’s opening 10 minutes at Crypto.com Arena.
“It was almost like a flashback to that other night with Luka,” guard Terance Mann said.
