Two nights after their stunning loss to the Kings, the Warriors were sure to exert every effort to keep another enormous lead from eroding. The Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 120-114, at Chase Center on Thursday night after building a lead of up to 18 points.

Draymond Green, Steph Curry, and Klay Thompson had a great evening celebrating the Warriors’ Big Three. With 61 points from the famous trio combined, the Warriors are just one win away from returning to 500

However, Golden State’s triumph was largely due to their ability to play a far more intelligent type of basketball as a team. Seven players for the Warriors scored in double figures, with four of them starting and three coming off the bench.

They had 11 fewer turnovers than their most previous loss, and they distributed 30 assists for the sixth game this season.

After the Warriors improved to 9-10 on the season, here are three things to remember.

In terms of numbers, the day belonged to one of the greatest defensive defenders in basketball history as well as two of the best shooters in history. Naturally, after the first quarter, Green (eight points) was Golden State’s top scorer. He made both of his free throws and two 3-pointers. In the first quarter, Curry scored six points, both of his attempts coming from distance, while Thompson scored seven.

The game between the two California rivals on Thursday night seemed to be going to be another difficult shooting night for Thompson. Thompson had made only four of his thirteen shots and was 1 of 5 from beyond the arc going into the fourth quarter. Then the most crucial minutes of the evening arrived.