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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 18: James Harden #1 of the LA Clippers drives to the basket on Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors for Tyronn Lue during the first half at Intuit Dome on November 18, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Getty Images)

INGLEWOOD, California. – Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood featured the two best three-point shooters in NBA history.

Entering the game, Golden State’s Stephen Curry remained miles ahead of the competition with 3,782 career three-point shots. On Sunday night, Los Angeles’ James Harden surpassed Ray Allen to become the league’s second three-point leader with 2,975.

The fact that the Clippers have their own arena hasn’t exactly eased the pain of the team being assigned a brutal schedule. Monday marked Game 2 of their second back-to-back this month, with their third coming next week against Philadelphia and Boston.

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Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue has made notable adjustments to his second unit, with Kris Dunn replacing Terance Mann in the starting lineup. Kai Jones has also had minimal playing time after Mo Bamba recovered from a knee injury that kept him sidelined at the start of the season.

The Clippers got off to a good start and led 56-45 at halftime. Harden added two more threes to his record and Norman Powell led the Clippers with 11 points.

The Warriors took the lead in the third quarter and the Clippers held a narrow 75-73 lead, thanks to Amir Coffey’s crucial free throws, before the final twelve minutes of the game.

During the fourth quarter, Kevin Porter Jr. to the locker room after suffering a head injury following a hard fall.

With just under six minutes left, Powell hit an explosive shot from behind the arc and followed with another shot with just under five minutes left. The Clippers then called a timeout with 4:27 left on the clock, up 97–90.

Powell then hit his fifth 3 of the night and the Clippers had a 10-point lead with just over two minutes left.

Powell finished the game with 23 points, while Curry led the Warriors with 26.

Ultimately, the Clippers won 102-99, handing the Warriors their third loss of the season.