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Clippers set for second exhibition game against Golden State Warriors

The Clippers' Blake Griffin gets a technical foul form referee Leon Wood during a preseason game against the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center on Oct. 7.
(Chris Carlson / Associated Press)
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As they continue to struggle with rebounding and defense, the Clippers are set to play their sixth preseason game Tuesday, taking on the Golden State Warriors in Oakland at 7:30 p.m.

The Clippers, who are 1-4 in exhibition play, have been outrebounded in each of their preseason games so far, and have given up over 100 points in three of them.

The Clippers and Warriors played in their preseason opener on Oct. 7, a 112-94 win for the Warriors at Staples Center. In that game, the Warriors outshot the Clippers, 49% to 41%, and outrebounded them, 44-37.

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Though the team lost, Blake Griffin had a great game, opening with 14 points in the first quarter on six-for-eight shooting -- including a three-pointer -- and finishing with a total of 24 points and 12 rebounds. So far in the preseason, Griffin has averaged 21.6 points and 5.6 rebounds a game.

Jamal Crawford, the reigning Sixth Man of the Year, has also been very impressive in exhibition play, averaging 21.3 points in 28 minutes a game.

The Clippers have only three games remaining before their season opener on Oct. 30, when they’ll face the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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