By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer
SAN FRANCISCO — The Clippers’ final game before the All-Star break served as a reminder of their roster depth.
Norman Powell made four 3-pointers over the final 7:03 to score 21 points and outduel Stephen Curry down the stretch, and the Clippers rallied from 14 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Golden State Warriors, 130-125, on Wednesday night.
James Harden had 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Paul George scored 24 points before fouling out on a night when the Clippers were missing leading scorer Kawhi Leonard because of a left leg injury. His status for this weekend’s All-Star Game in Indianapolis was uncertain, though Coach Tyronn Lue didn’t sound overly concerned about the injury.
“I don’t think it’s serious,” Lue said of the 32-year-old Leonard, who is averaging 24.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. “He played through it last game. He was experiencing some soreness in the hip, so when the game got out of reach we didn’t put him back in the fourth quarter to be smart about it.”
Curry scored 41 points and became the first player in NBA history to make seven or more 3-pointers in four straight games, shooting 9 for 19 from deep and 15 for 31 overall. He notched his sixth 40-point performance of the season and has scored 30 or more in three of his last four games.
George scored five straight points to spark a 10-0 run midway through the fourth as the Clippers came back, then Powell’s 3-pointer with 7:03 remaining pulled the Clippers within 106-104. Powell made another 3-pointer that put the Clippers ahead with 5:36 left and hit again from deep with 3:22 to go for the lead.
Things got heated early in the fourth when Clippers center Mason Plumlee put a hard foul on Brandin Podziemski after the rookie secured a defensive rebound with 9:36 left. Golden State’s Jonathan Kuminga shoved Plumlee as others held back Draymond Green, who already has served a pair of…
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