Here are five observations from the Warriors’ 121-104 Game 1 win over the Clippers on Saturday night in Oracle Arena.



1. Where Steph won it



The start of the second quarter is a dangerous stretch of land for the Warriors in this series.



It’s when they put both Steph Curry and Kevin Durant on the bench together, deploying a hodgepodge unit — Quinn Cook, Shaun Livingston, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and DeMarcus Cousins — that, this season, played only 39 minutes together and produced only a very average plus-2.



That’s typically fine. If they tread water, the task is complete. Hand a similar score back to Durant and Curry and get back to cooking. But that’s much harder than normal against the Clippers, who have the best bench in basketball.



While the Warriors’ two best players are resting, the Clippers’ two best — Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell, both reserves — are just heating...