(My Sportsbook) - A pair of struggling teams in the NBA's Pacific Division hookup Saturday, when the Golden State Warriors travel down the coast to take on the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. The Warriors fell to 3-6 on the young season Thursday when Detroit's Richard Hamilton scored a game-best 24 points to go along with six rebounds and seven assists, while Rasheed Wallace added two big treys down the stretch as part of a 19-point, 11-rebound line, as the Pistons downed Golden State, 107-102. Stephen Jackson, Andris Biedrins and C.J. Watson each scored 17 points and Kelenna Azubuike added 15 points in a balanced effort for the Warriors. Biedrins also pulled down 19 rebounds for Golden State, which has lost three of four. Corey Maggette returned after sitting out four games with a strained left hamstring to score 13 points but was just 2-of-7 from the floor. The Clippers have been even worse than Golden State this season and sit in the Pacific cellar with a woeful 1-7 mark. Sacramento's Beno Udrih poured in a career-high 30 points and doled out seven assists to lead the Kings past Los Angeles, 103-98, in Staples Center on Wednesday. Al Thornton scored 20 points for the Clippers, while Ricky Davis chipped in 16 points off the bench. Point guard Baron Davis had 12 points and 11 assists. The Warriors won the final three games between the two clubs in last year's season series and have won four of their last five versus the Clips.
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