LOS ANGELES – There was not a single second of anything remotely resembling mercy this time.
Still stinging from blowing a 31-point lead in losing Game 2, the Warriors came out for Game 3 Thursday and jumped the Clippers from the opening tip and never let up, sprinting to a 132-105 victory at Staples Center.
Five Warriors scored in double figures, led by Kevin Durant’s 38 points in just under 30 minutes.
The Warriors looked practically invincible from start to finish. Their response to going up 31 in the midway through the third quarter this time was to push the lead to 33 entering the fourth.