The play-in tournament contest against the Los Angeles Clippers got off on the wrong foot for the Golden State Warriors. In the opening minutes, the Warriors fell down by double-figures, trailing 12-2.
Despite digging an early hole, the Warriors got back into the game late in the first quarter. Helping spark the Warriors’ mini comeback run was Kristaps Porzingis. With Brandin Podziemski at the free-throw line, the Latvian big man exploded through the lane and slamed an emphatic putback dunk.
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After his early rim-rocking dunk, Porzingis wasn’t done. Later in the first half, the veteran big man flew to the bucket for yet another highlight-reel putback dunk. After a Steph Curry missed 3-pointer, Porzingis attacked the rim for another powerful putback dunk.
Porzingis finished with nine points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field in 16 minutes in the first half against the Clippers. The Warriors went into the halftime locker room trailing 61-53.
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