Clippers hold off Warriors as Stephen Curry goes down injured

Stephen Curry left midway through fourth quarter with a left ankle injury as Ivica Zubac and Los Angeles Clippers spoiled Golden State Warriors’ home opener with a 112-104 win Sunday night.

Zubac h 23 points and 18 rebounds.

Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points with a 3-pointer at 3:47 mark of fourth that me it a one-point game, Curry ded 18 with six assists but left for good at 7:55 mark. He tweaked his ankle late in third n briefly tried to return with 8:08 left in game before sitting down for good.

James Harden contributed 23 points and 11 assists making all nine of his free throws for a Clippers team missing Kawhi Leonard as star forward is sidelined with a right knee injury.

Before introductions and national anm, a moment of silence was held for Hall of Famer Al Attles, former Warriors player, coach, general manager and ambassor who died at his East Bay home on Aug. 20 at age 87. A video tribute showed during a first-quarter timeout.

Clippers: Los Angeles forced 21 Warriors turnovers leing to 21 points but also committed 18.

Warriors: Buddy Hield went 3 for 14 — 1 of 9 from 3-point range — for eight points coming off bench in his home debut for Golden State.

With 4:32 left in third quarter and Golden State down 74-69, Warriors challenged a foul against Draymond Green and call was overturned and ruled a charge by Zubac.

Clippers scored 58 points in paint — 30 by halftime.

Clippers return home to host Portland on Wednesday, kicking off a five-game homestand. Golden State will host New Orleans on Tuesday for first of back-to-back games over two days against Pelicans.