Tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT the Golden State Warriors (23-4) and Los Angeles Clippers (19-10) will close up the NBA's Christmas Day schedule in a game that will likely feature more animosity than holiday cheer. Live stream the game free by clicking this link. Warriors fans can find the radio broadcast on KNBR 680, while Clippers fans may do likewise on KFWB 980.
The Warriors enter play tonight scoring 108 points per game and boasting the NBA's best record. That doesn't frighten Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, who acknowledges the talent of the squad his club is facing tonight.
"They're really good," Rivers said. "But we are too."
This game holds the promise of some testiness as well, as was noted by Warriors power forward David Lee.
"Playing on Christmas Day is special," Lee said. "You know it's a bigger stage than a normal regular-season game would be, and we enjoy that and we enjoy the challenge of facing a good Clippers team that we beat once this year. It's two teams that have had fun the last couple years playing against one another."
The focus will be on the point guard battle between early MVP candidates Stephen Curry of the Warriors and Chris Paul of the Clips. Curry has done some of his best work in high-profile spots, so the Clippers will need to focus a ton of energy limiting his looks as well as they can.
"There's big moments throughout the course of the season that you enjoy," Curry said, "and you have fun showing what you can do."
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