The Golden State Warriors will head to Los Angeles on Friday to take on the Clippers at Staples Center.

Since the Warriors (31-14) lost in overtime to James Harden and the Houston Rockets, they've been on a mission to destroy everything in their way. The two-time defending champs have won six games in a row and made their biggest statement of the season Tuesday night when they dominated the Nuggets, 142-111, to take back the top overall seed in the Western Conference. Now, if the rest of the league wasn't already back to fearing Golden State, there will likely be very little doubt about it after Friday night. Friday's trip to Los Angeles marks the return of DeMarcus Cousins, who has been out of commission since suffering a torn Achilles nearly one year ago. Head coach Steve Kerr has already said that Cousins will be in the starting lineup Friday, so this will be the first look at the vaunted starting five that has been so highly anticipated since Cousins signed with the Warriors this offseason.

Cousins and the four other All-Stars' first victim will be the Clippers (24-20, who are trending in the exact opposite direction after a great start to the regular season. Los Angeles has lost four games in a row, with the last three coming at home, and there haven't been any signs that show the team is close to turning it around. They are coming off a 20-point loss to the Jazz on Wednesday night, which is their second such loss in the last four games. This has come as a result of a very poor defensive stretch for the Clippers, as they have given up at least 120 points in three of their last four games and now boast the sixth-worst scoring defense in the entire NBA. Now, at their worst, they have to welcome a surging Warriors team to town.