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Golden State Warriors at LA Clippers

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10-3, 6-2 Away
Final
99 - 102

8-7, 5-4 Home

Powell scores 23 points and the Clippers hold off the Warriors 102-99

Perk: Draymond needs to be suspended extended period of time

James Harden added 12 points and 16 assists for the Clippers, who had lost their first four games at their new arena. Ivica Zubac had 17 rebounds.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 26 points and Andrew Wiggins added 22. Their only lead came on a 3-pointer by Lindy Waters III to start the game, but they closed within three points in the game's final minutes. Their three-game winning streak ended.

The Warriors nearly caught the Clippers, who were on the second night of a back-to-back, in the closing seconds. But Curry missed a potential tying 3 and Gary Payton II also missed on the Warriors' final shot of the game.

Takeaways Warriors: Coach Steve Kerr said before the game that he didn't know Curry was on the injury list. “Protocol,” he said. Curry was questionable with left knee bursitis. He had just eight points in the first half when he was 2 of 7 from 3-point range. Curry hit three of his team’s six 3s in the third, when they trailed 75-72 going into the fourth.

Clippers: They got key contributions off the bench on a night when three starters were held to single digits. Their bench outscored Golden State's reserves 45-28.

Key moment Powell left the game briefly in the first half with left hamstring soreness. He returned before halftime and hit three timely 3-pointers in the fourth to keep his team ahead.

Key stat Golden State was held to 36% from 3-point range. Curry was 6 of 15.

Up next Warriors host Atlanta on Wednesday, and Clippers host Orlando.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Clippers: 35.4%
Warriors: 64.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 99 - 102
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 99 - 102
4th 1.1 Warriors offensive team rebound 99 - 102
4th 2.0 Gary Payton II misses 26-foot three point jumper 99 - 102
4th 6.1 Draymond Green offensive rebound 99 - 102

Statistics

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37-84 FG 35-82
44.0 Field Goal % 42.7
16-44 3PT 16-34
36.4 Three Point % 47.1
9-19 FT 16-18
47.4 Free Throw % 88.9
45 Rebounds 44
9 Offensive Rebounds 5
36 Defensive Rebounds 39
27 Assists 29
12 Steals 10
4 Blocks 6
19 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 3
19 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
31 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 30
17 Fast Break Points 14
40 Points in Paint 32
14 Fouls 13
3 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 17 13 .567 - W1
LA Lakers 16 13 .552 0.5 L1
Golden State 15 13 .536 1 L1
Phoenix 14 14 .500 2 L3
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4 L4
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