Gilgeous-Alexander, taken 11th overall in June’s draft, had 13 points and four assists in the Clippers’ 77- 71 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Sindarius Thornwell, who started in 17 of the 73 games he played in for the Clippers last season, had 18 points and seven rebounds.
With the Clippers down three points with 52.3 seconds left, Thornwell made two free throws to pull them to within 72-71.
By halftime, he was three for 10 from the field, one for three from three-point range and had scored seven points. He did have two assists and was a plus-12 in the plus-minus category, a metric used to determine a player’s impact on the game.