Patrick O'Bryant had four points, five rebounds and one block in eight minutes. For more photos from the game, click here.

The Warriors suffered their first exhibition defeat of the season on Sunday night, dropping a 99-89 decision to the Los Angeles Clippers in the preseason home opener at ORACLE Arena.

A shooting slump marred the Warriors all game. Golden State shot 21.1 percent (4-for-19) from the floor in the opening period and finished at 32.9 percent for the game. The Warriors' shooting troubles allowed the Clippers to take a commanding lead. Los Angeles took a 19-point advantage into half time and led by as many as 27 points before the Warriors attempted a late comeback in the third and fourth quarters.

Al Harrington, Troy Hudson, Marco Belinelli, Brandan Wright and Austin Croshere made up the group most responsible for the comeback. Harrington played the entire fourth quarter and scored 10 of his team-high 17 points in the period with much of his damage coming from the free-throw line. He knocked down all six of his free throw attempts in the period and finished the game 11-for-12 from the charity stripe.

Success from the free-throw line was a common theme among the Warriors. They shot 83.8 percent (31-for-37) on their free throws, an obvious improvement over the team's 71.7 percent during the 2006-07 season.

In addition to Harrington, Hudson and Belinelli played key roles in the attempted comeback. Hudson had 11 of his 15 points in the final period and Belinelli's lone field goal of the quarter, a 20-foot jumper from the corner, made it a nine-point game with 6:33 remaining in the contest. But the Warriors would get no closer. With Al Thornton leading the way for Los Angeles with 24 points and 19 and 18 points from Ruben Patterson and Corey Maggete, respectively, the Clippers were able to pull away to notch their first victory of the preseason.

The Warriors will look to get back in the win column on Tuesday when they host Zalgiris Kaunas of Lithuania in their final preseason home game.

POSTGAME QUOTES

	DON NELSON On Tonight's Game “I’m disappointed in my veterans more than anything. They haven’t played much in practice and it’s my job to get them ready to play ... I’m going to work the starters more in practice; I don’t know what’s going to happen during games.” "It’s up to me to make adjustments and get us back on the right step and I’m going to do it."
	Stephen Jackson On The Team's Current State “We all have a lot of work to do. It’s the preseason. I’ll be the first one to say that I have a lot of work to do. I will get my work done in the preseason. I know me. I like to play. I don’t like to sit out. Coach (Nelson) says we have a lot of work to do and I’m going to roll with it. That doesn’t bother me. Coach knows what’s best. I’ll be ready when the season starts. I have seven games to sit out and I need to play right now. I know with my eight years, I’ll get ready in the preseason. I know I will be ready to play for Nelson when my seven games are up.”
	Brandan Wright On playing in front of the home crowd for the first time “It went well. When I got in, I got a standing ovation and I appreciate that from the home fans. I’m just trying to go out there and produce for them and help out my team. I know they are going to come each and every night to support us and that is big for me.” On the biggest adjustment coming from college to the NBA “It’s a whole lot quicker. Guys are much better and you have to be sharp. You can’t be indecisive about what you want to do, because if you are, you won’t make plays. You just have to play your game and not try to play outside your character.” On making a run in the 4th quarter “It was important because guys came out and continued to play hard even though we were down significantly. We still went out there and tried to make a comeback . We just came up short. I can sense and you guys can see out there the guys continued to play hard.”