Matt Steinmetz

The Warriors were missing their starting frontline and two of their key reserves, and still went down to LA, on the second game of a back-to-back, and handled the Clippers 133-120 on Thursday.

It was the ninth straight time the Warriors have beaten the Clippers, but this one had to be one of the most demoralizing for the Clippers. Yes, LA was without Chris Paul, but the Warriors were missing starting center Zaza Pachulia, starting power forward Draymond Green, Shaun Livingston and David West. And they had played the night before in Oakland, a 126-101 win over Charlotte.

Link to “Warriors WrapUp,” the postgame show on 95.7-FM.

One of the constants during the Warriors’ winning streak over the Clippers is that they have been able to consistently win the battle of the interior. Whether it’s been Andrew Bogut at center, like in years past, or Zaza Pachulia this year — when you put either one of them alongside Draymond Green Golden State has had the advantage against DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin.

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The start was remarkable and the rest of the game wasn’t bad either for the Warriors on Wednesday night at Oracle Arena. Stephen Curry led a beginning to end onslaught of the Hornets, a game that ended up 126-111.

Curry finished with 39 points in just 30 minutes, including 11-for-15 from beyond the arc. Naturally, he didn’t play in the fourth quarter, meaning he wasn’t given a chance to equal or surpass his NBA-record 13 3-pointers in a  game.

The 3-ball was a big-time theme for the Warriors against Charlotte as they went 21-for-48 from beyond the arc. Klay Thompson, who finished with 29 points, went 6-for-10 from 3-point range.

I’ll post link to “Warriors WrapUp,” the postgame show on 95.7-FM The Game when it becomes available.

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It was a terrific weekend for the Warriors — another terrific weekend for the Warriors — but those are becoming commonplace around here. The Warriors hammered the LA Clippers, still one of the better teams in the NBA if you take a look, then went up to Portland and beat the Blazers, on the second of a back-to-back, without Stephen Curry.

Those are the kinds of Saturday/Sunday combinations that makes all the rooting worth it for a fan. For Warriors fans, though, these are becoming ho-hum, or that’s what it feels like. The Warriors routed the Clippers 144-98 on Saturday night, then flew up to Portland and beat the Blazers 113-111 on Sunday, to raise their record to 41-7. Yeah, 41-7 looks pretty good when you see it in print, huh?

We talked a lot of Warriors today on 95.7-FM The game. Here is a link to the show, with Warriors talk beginning at 41:30. One of our guests during the show was Monte Poole of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

Among the topics:

–Ever since Christmas Day, when he managed just 11 shots in a  loss to the Cavaliers, Stephen Curry has been a different player. He’s been more aggressive, more decisive and calling his own number more. One of the reasons this is happening is because Kevin Durant has made a point to tell Curry, in essence, “Do your thing.” And Curry’s taken the cue.

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