The LA Clippers and Golden State Warriors meet on Tuesday ( 8 p.m. PT, NBC & Peacock, Check your local listings ) and by all indications, this should be an entertaining and suspenseful early-season tip-off matchup.

And had these teams, as currently constructed, met several seasons ago, this game would immediately evoke epic vibes.

James Harden would be targeting his Kia MVP season, Stephen Curry, a year removed from his second Kia MVP, Kawhi Leonard, a first-team All-NBA selection and coming off a Kia Defensive Player of the Year award, Chris Paul, still considered the game’s finest floor leader … and so on.

They and most of their veteran teammates on the Warriors and Clippers would all be in their primes, sitting among the ruling class of the league at their respective positions

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