The LA Clippers and the Golden State Warriors have been viewed as having a rivalry for some time now. It’s heightened since they played a competitive, seven-game first round series in 2013-14 as the Clippers fought through the adversity of the Donald Sterling situation and won the series. The teams always have physical, intense games, with regular season matchups having a playoff sense about them. They don’t just feel like any other, and the fact that three of last season’s four regular season games were decided by seven points or less helps keep things heated.
Head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t see a real rivalry between his Clippers and the Warriors, though.