The Warriors don’t lean on excuse making, but they really missed their center during the past games.
Andrew Bogut returned from a two-game absence because of an injured left toe/foot, and almost immediately, the Warriors regained the appearance of the team chasing the NBA’s best-ever regular season in a 114-98 victory over the Clippers.
Bogut hobbled at times, but he had four points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. The Warriors outscored the Clippers by 18 points during Bogut’s gutsy 20 minutes and limited the league’s sixth-best scoring team to 6.6 points fewer than their season average.