The Warriors–Clippers game flipped after a Clippers opening quarter that looked convincing on the scoreboard. Golden State then won the next three quarters, with the biggest swing arriving immediately in the second. The interesting question is whether the Warriors’ extra passing changed the quality of their outside looks, or whether a hot shooting night made the passing look cleaner than it was.
Our provisional result has Golden State winning 124–112 after trailing 37–29 at the first break; the second quarter went 34–20 to the Warriors. The final box score records 32 Warriors assists and 22 made threes, against 22 assists and 14 made threes for the Clippers. Those totals show where the separation appeared, but they cannot settle which change started it.
