Warriors show off potential in preseason rout of Clippers

Warriors show off potential in preseason rout of Clippers The two-time NBA MVP crossing over his defender three times before netting a floater outside the key. Three days after a lackluster debut north of the border, the most hyped team in NBA history gave a capacity Oracle Arena crowd a sense of just how dominant it might be this season. Despite his team's enormous lead, head coach Steve Kerr stuck to the game plan and played his four best players 20-plus minutes. Halfway through the third quarter, he swatted an Austin Rivers layup attempt into the seats. More than the lopsided margin of victory, Golden State showed Tuesday that no learning curve is steep when equipped with transcendent talent. [...] Golden State is more apt to follow those up with blowout wins than any other NBA team in recent memory.