Warriors instant analysis: Al Horford, Draymond Green show passing chemistry in preseason finale

SAN FRANCISCO When the Warriors were not turning the ball over the company s two biggest players were displaying their famed passing ability against the Clippers The Warriors finished their five-game preseason schedule back at Chase Center on Friday night falling to the Clippers - Coach Steve Kerr started Al Horford at center and Draymond Green at power forward having mentioned pregame that he hopes to keep Horford s minutes at about a challenge this season In total minutes Green and Horford combined for five assists which undersold their passing chemistry The two accounted for several big-to-big layups including a particularly slick Green and Horford pick-and-roll in the first half Horford finished with points and a block while Green had nine points on of shooting with six rebounds It s about making sure that one of us consistently gets the space and that we play out of that Horford revealed Just finding tactics to make the event easy Steph Curry finished with points with his final make being a spectacular off-the-dribble triple in semi-transition during the fourth quarter Curry played a preseason-high minutes Try to slowly build every event as close to a full scope of minutes Curry stated Just to get over the hump your second wind and feel what it feels like down the stretch after a couple of breaks Rookie Will Richard earned his second consecutive start and scored points The Clippers were down their two best players in Kawhi Leonard and James Harden and former Warrior Chris Paul was also inactive The Warriors will open their regular season in Los Angeles at the Lakers on Tuesday Podziemski suffers injury scare Brandin Podziemski crumpled to the floor and had to be helped back to the locker room after he collided with a Clippers defender just three minutes into the contest Podziemski returned to the floor with left in the first quarter after being diagnosed with a left hip contusion Jimmy Butler missed the preseason finale as he continued to build up from a return from an ankle injury Jonathan Kuminga sat out with a minor ankle injury suffered on the no-call that resulted in his ejection in Portland Kerr emphasized that Kuminga and Butler are still expected to play in the season opener However Moses Moody will likely miss the contest with a calf injury No Kings rally Warriors coach Steve Kerr is no stranger to commenting on American politics Last season he wore a Harvard shirt to a postgame press conference in encouragement of the university during its feud with president Donald Trump s administration After Friday s match Kerr disclosed that he plans on attending a No King s rally which protests actions taken by the Trump administration that organizers see as governmental overreach in the area Yeah so the following morning I ll go to the No Kings rally because I hate America Kerr reported That s what I ve heard If you go you hate America Buddy Hield s bobblehead night The Warriors promotional giveaway was a bobblehead featuring Butler and Buddy Hield at a news conference a place the two have become infamous for their postgame banter While Butler was relegated to watching the contest in street clothes the volume-shooting Hield suited up In minutes Hield scored points on of shooting Turnovers turnovers turnovers Giveaways have been a consistent obstacle for the Warriors all preseason and the finale was no exception The offense got off to a horrendous start committing eight turnovers in the first six minutes alone With Kerr experimenting with various lineups the Warriors often lacked traditional ballhandlers on the floor and the stats reflected it We definitely had a turnover obstacle throughout the preseason but I m confident that when the lights go on Tuesday our guys will be locked in Kerr explained Golden State finished the night with turnovers The Warriors had at least in each preseason match