What we learned as Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler power Warriors to win over Clippers

BOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO – A tale of two halves in a game full of future Hall of Famers ended in a 98-79 Warriors win Tuesday night against the LA Clippers at Chase Center. Over the final eight minutes of the first half, the Warriors were outscored 24-6. The Warriors scored a lowly 13 points in the second quarter and looked like fatigue had caught up to them on the second night of a back-to-back. Then the second half began and a whole new Warriors team showed up.The Warriors outscored the Clippers by 18 points in the third quarter and four points in the fourth. In total, they outscored them 52-30 in the second half for a 22-point advantage, flipping a three-point halftime deficit into a 19-point win.Jimmy Butler scored an incredibly efficient game-high 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting and was 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Butler also had five rebounds and five assists. Steph Curry was just 2 of 8 from three, but scored 19 points while going 5 of 7 on 2-pointers attacking the rim and added a game-high eight assists. Jimmy Buckets makes it a 20-point game pic.twitter.com/gyBfz768iB — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) October 29, 2025 Before their first...