Stephen Curry (left) has the upper hand over Paul George (right) on Thursday. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Paul George issued a challenge to Steph Curry toward the end of Thursday night’s game, and it backfired.

George’s Los Angeles Clippers were leading Curry’s Golden State Warriors late in the fourth quarter of the game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. TV cameras caught George issuing a challenge to Curry to “make it interesting” by each taking a shot from the logo.

Curry took his shot and made it to give the Warriors the lead 108-107.

George missed a 23-foot shot but made a 27-foot three-pointer a minute later. His second shot brought his Clippers within one, but they lost the game 115-113.

Maybe challenging the best shooter ever to a shooting contest late in the game is not the best idea. But George doesn’t always say and do the smartest things, does he?

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