Daily NBA Fix 4-28-14: A Magic Fix For Sterling’s Mess

By Phil Watson | Apr 28, 2014

Apr 27, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3, right) and forward Blake Griffin (32, left) warm up before game four of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Apr 27, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) shoots against Los Angeles Clippers forward Danny Granger (33) during the fourth quarter in game four of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 118-97. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 118, Los Angeles Clippers 97
Game 4, Western Conference First Round
Stephen Curry went off, scoring 17 of his 33 points in the first quarter as the Warriors blew out to a 20-point lead and never looked back, with the Clippers never getting closer than 10 points the rest of the way.

Golden State shot a sizzling 55.4 percent overall and just missed their franchise playoff record for 3-pointers in a game, making 15-of-32. The Warriors connected on 16 in Game 5 of their first-round upset of top-seeded Dallas in 2007.

Curry was 7-of-14 from downtown and also had seven points and seven rebounds, joining Mookie Blaylock as the only players to roll at least lucky sevens in those three categories in a playoff game.

Curry was far from the only big-time producer for Golden State. Andre Iguodala finished with 22 points and nine rebounds and David Lee, Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes scored 15 points apiece.

Jamal Crawford scored 26 points to lead the Clippers. Blake Griffin added 21 points and Chris Paul had 16.

Game 5 of the series is Tuesday in L.A., where no one is quite sure what sort of greeting the Clippers can expect.