Warriors vs. Clippers Preview: Now the elder statesmen, Curry, Green ushering in second renaissance

Games against LA teams have always mattered to fans; now the Warriors are punching up, and hoping to serve notice to the conference powerhouse teams

When Leandro Barbosa famously uttered the phrase, “we gonna be championship,” it was the sort of emotional judo that eventually became rote domination as the Golden State Warriors slam danced their way through any and all opposition. No team was as close to this reversal of fortunes than the Los Angeles Clippers.

After destroying Lob City years ago, the…