Stephen Curry left with a left ankle injury midway through the fourth quarter as Ivica Zubac and the Los Angeles Clippers spoiled the Golden State Warriors’ home opener with a 112-104 victory on Sunday night.

Zubac had 23 points and 18 rebounds.

Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points with a 3-pointer at 3:47 of the fourth, making it a one-point game, Curry added 18 with six assists but left for good at 7:55. He twisted his ankle late in the third and then briefly tried to return with 8:08 left in the game before sitting down for good.

James Harden contributed 23 points and 11 assists and made all nine free throws for a Clippers team missing Kawhi Leonard as the star forward is sidelined with a right knee injury.

Before the introductions and national anthem, a moment of silence was held for Hall of Famer Al Attles, the former Warriors player, coach, general manager and ambassador who died on August 20 at the age of 87 at his East Bay home. during a timeout in the first quarter.

Takeaways

Clippers: Los Angeles forced 21 Warriors turnovers, leading to 21 points, but also scored 18.

Warriors: Buddy Hield went 3 for 14 – 1 of 9 from 3-point range – for eight points coming off the bench in his home debut for Golden State.

Key moment

With 4:32 left in the third quarter and Golden State trailing 74-69, the Warriors called for a foul on Draymond Green and the call was overturned and ruled a charge by Zubac.

Key stat

The Clippers scored 58 points in the paint – 30 at halftime.

Next

The Clippers return home to host Portland on Wednesday, kicking off a five-game homestand. Golden State will host New Orleans on Tuesday for the first of two straight games against the Pelicans.