Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) takes on the Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sat Dec 2, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 Barbara, how important was the Los Angeles Clippers (9-10) Paul George in getting the winning basket with nine seconds left last Saturday in Los Angeles to edge the Golden State Warriors (9-11) 113-112.

#2 Are the Warriors who are now 9-11 starting to show they’re rust. The deeply depend on the big three of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson but this season they seemed to have struggled to finish some games in the successful manner than what they had in the past.

#3 The Warriors had a tough time trying to shut down George who lead the Clippers with 25 points and like you said took that tough winning shot on Saturday for the win.

#4 Curry in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter took a three point shot which he missed and was rebounded and the pass went to George for the winner. It was a game of inches but the Warriors have lost some of those type of games this season.

#5 The Portland Trailblazers (6-13) are next up for the Warriors at Golden State on Wed Dec 6 at 7:00pm PT. The Blazers are 13th in the Western Conference. The Blazers have won three of their last seven games. How do you see this match up on Wednesday at the Chase Center?

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