Game ID: 22300273
LA Clippers @ Golden State Warriors
Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 31 30 25 34 120LAC 24 26 27 37 114
GSW vs LAC ScoutingGSW vs LAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 40 min since (123% of 33)
BACK Joseph back 11/11 after 2, 12 min since (105% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 11/16 after 8, 4 min since (40% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/18, returns tonight: 16 min (142% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 38 min since (115% of 33)
NEW Paul 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Šarić 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 4 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 3 since 11/18, returns tonight: 18 min (119% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 34 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 16 min since (142% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/28 · 3 days' restOUT Green missed 5 since 11/16, returns tonight: 33 min (123% of 27)
OUT Quinones missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 34 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Payton II back 11/24 after 3, 18 min since (119% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 16 min since (142% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 33 min since (123% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 11/24 after 3, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 12 min since (106% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 6 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 31 min since (115% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 11/24 after 3, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 15 min since (135% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 27 min (101% of 27)
OUT Paul missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 20 min (78% of 26)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 32 min since (116% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 15 min since (135% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Jackson-Davis missed 4 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 31 min since (115% of 27)
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (101% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Jackson-Davis missed 5 since 11/28, returns tonight: 7 min (41% of 17)
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 32 min since (118% of 27)
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 30 min since (111% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 7 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 7 min since (35% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Plumlee missed 8 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/22, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 14)
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 7 min since (35% of 21)
LAC availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 9 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 10 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Plumlee missed 11 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/25 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 14)
LAC availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 12 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 14)
LAC availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Tucker missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 13 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 14)
LAC availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Coffey missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 4 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 14 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
LAC availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Coffey missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 5 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 15 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 19 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Golden State's 121 and the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34. Call it Golden State 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/20 vs HOU 121-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 121-116. GSW shot 47% (36 of 77) to HOU's 46%, 21 of 43 from three, and went to the line 33 times to HOU's 19 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. Curry led with 32 (8 of 14, 5 of 9 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Thompson added 20, Šarić 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-26: a lead of 2 became 10. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/22 @ PHX 115-123 — GSW notes
GSW lost 115-123. GSW took 14 more shots (90 to 76), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to PHX's 45%, 10 of 32 from three, and got to the line 29 times to PHX's 52. Thompson led with 23 (8 of 17, 6 of 10 from three); Šarić added 17, Curry 16. Q4 was theirs, 40-32, the deficit cut from 16 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 91-75 against them. Thompson's -24 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 vs SAS 118-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-112. GSW shot 49% (40 of 81) to SAS's 45%, 19 of 42 from three, and went to the line 24 times to SAS's 12 — 19 points from the stripe to their 10. GSW turned it over 24 times to SAS's 19, and SAS turned those into 10 steals. Curry led with 35 (11 of 20, 7 of 14 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Šarić added 20, Thompson 15. The hinge was Q2, 27-20: GSW came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 18. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/28 @ SAC 123-124 — GSW notes
GSW lost 123-124. GSW shot 48% (40 of 83) to SAC's 45%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 30 times to SAC's 42. GSW turned it over 18 times to SAC's 10, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. Curry led with 29 (8 of 20, 4 of 12 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Wiggins added 29, Thompson 20. Q2 was theirs, 35-26, but the other 3 periods went 98-88 against them. They led by as many as 24.
11/30 vs LAC 120-114 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-114. GSW shot 50% (41 of 82) to LAC's 44%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 31 times to LAC's 24 — 23 points from the stripe to their 18. Curry led with 26 (8 of 15, 3 of 9 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Thompson added 22, Kuminga 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Šarić was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
12/02 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 20 a game. Without Tucker (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Jackson-Davis (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to the Clippers' 9 and the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 35. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
12/06 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 19 a game. Without Wiggins (2 straight), Paul (2 straight), Jackson-Davis (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Grant at 22 and Brogdon at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Simons (18 straight), Murray (4 straight), Mays (4 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-1 a night and Portland minus-7 and the defense, Portland allowing 107 a night to Golden State's 117. Call it Golden State 114, Portland 111, Portland keeping it close.
12/08 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 17 a game. Without Jackson-Davis (4 straight), Payton II (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-3 a night and OKC minus-8 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 8. Call it OKC 117, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
12/12 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 23 a game. Without Beal (12 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Thompson at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Jackson-Davis (5 straight), Payton II (4 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix plus-0 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to Golden State's 119. Call it Phoenix 116, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
11/24 vs NOP 106-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 106-116. LAC shot 46% (42 of 92) to NOP's 49%, 11 of 37 from three, and got to the line 17 times to NOP's 27. The glass went 39-50 against them. George led with 34 (14 of 30, 4 of 12 from three); Leonard added 20, Powell 20. Q2 was theirs, 32-20, the deficit cut from 13 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 96-74 against them. Zubac's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs DAL 107-88 — LAC notes
LAC won 107-88. LAC shot 43% (38 of 88) to DAL's 37%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 31 times to DAL's 14 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 57-37 for them. George led with 25 (9 of 19, 2 of 5 from three); Mann added 17, Powell 15. The hinge was Q1, 29-18: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/27 vs DEN 104-113 — LAC notes
LAC lost 104-113. LAC shot 41% (35 of 85) to DEN's 48%, 6 of 20 from three, and went to the line 34 times to DEN's 28 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. Leonard led with 31 (10 of 26, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Zubac added 23, Westbrook 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-19, turning a 2-point deficit into a 11-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-72 against them. They led by as many as 11.
11/29 @ SAC 131-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 131-117. LAC shot 54% (50 of 93) to SAC's 47%, 14 of 28 from three, and got to the line 22 times to SAC's 28. LAC turned it over 4 times to SAC's 14. The glass went 37-47 against them. Leonard led with 34 (14 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Harden added 26, George 19. The hinge was Q2, 37-23: a lead of 8 became 22, and the lead reached 25. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/30 @ GSW 114-120 — LAC notes
LAC lost 114-120. LAC took 13 more shots (95 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to GSW's 50%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 24 times to GSW's 31. Leonard led with 23 (9 of 17); Harden added 18, Zubac 18. Q4 was theirs, 37-34, the deficit cut from 9 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 86-77 against them. Theis's -20 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 20 a game. Without Tucker (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Jackson-Davis (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to the Clippers' 9 and the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 35. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
12/06 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 18 a game. Without Tucker (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 32 and Jackson at 22 a game. Without Murray (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Denver's 116. Call it the Clippers 115, Denver 113, Denver keeping it close.
12/08 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 116, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 13 and Sexton at 13 a game. Without Markkanen (6 straight), Clarkson (3 straight), Olynyk (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Harden at 19 a game. Without Coffey (2 straight), Tucker (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 16 times a game to the Clippers' 9 and the arc, the Clippers at 39 percent from three to Utah's 34. Call it the Clippers 115, Utah 110.
12/11 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 27 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Coffey (3 straight), Tucker (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sharpe at 23 and Grant at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Grant (2 straight), Ayton (2 straight), Mays (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 14 times a game to the Clippers' 9 and the arc, the Clippers at 41 percent from three to Portland's 36. Call it the Clippers 115, Portland 107.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBP B. Podziemski
CJ C. Joseph
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
LACAC A. Coffey
BH B. Hyland
DT D. Theis
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KL K. Leonard
MD M. Diabaté
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
GSW/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Curry, Thompson come up big down the stretch, Warriors hold off Clippers 120-114
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Klay Thompson 's fourth-quarter flurry brought back memories of so many other scoring bursts on his impressive list of them.
He flexed. He snarled. Vintage Klay.
"We needed it," Stephen Curry said. "... I know he didn't have much going before that run. That's Klay."
Thompson scored 10 straight during a key fourth-quarter stretch and finished with 22 points, Curry had 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and the undermanned Golden State Warriors held off the Los Angeles Clippers 120-114 on Thursday night.
“It felt like the game rewarded him for just continuing to fight and not worrying about anything. He kept shooting and the ball kind of bounced his way,” coach Steve Kerr said of Thompson. “That’s the Klay that I expect really the rest of the year."
The Splash Brothers delivered for the Warriors, who lost guards Chris Paul and Gary Payton II to injuries during a 124-123 loss Tuesday night at Sacramento, when they blew a 24-point lead in the In-Season Tournament to miss advancing out of Group C. Forward Andrew Wiggins slammed his right index finger in a car door earlier Thursday and also couldn't play.
“That felt so good, because at times I feel like I’ve been pressing,” Thompson said. “I obviously want to make every shot I take. I wish basketball was that easy but I’m proud of myself. Even though I went 2 for 12 or whatever, I was not getting discouraged.”
Golden State led by as many as 18 in the first half of this one and held onto it this time despite Paul George 's hot hand late. George's jumper with 10:41 left cut the Warriors' advantage to 89-81, then Thompson took over before the Clippers closed within five on a 3-pointer by James Harden with 4:32 remaining.
Kawhi Leonard had 23 points and seven rebounds for Los Angeles, while Harden scored 18 with seven assists. George contributed 15 points and 10 assists.
The teams meet again Saturday in Los Angeles.
Curry didn't put up his first attempt until making a 3-pointer with 4:23 left in the first. He connected again from long range the next time down, then committed a foul on Russell Westbrook and was called for his first technical of the season after arguing. It was the 26th career technical for the two-time MVP and his first since Jan. 25, 2023, in the fourth quarter against Memphis, according to Elias.
Draymond Green had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists in the first meeting between the California rivals this season, with the Warriors having won the last six at home. The Clippers haven't won in the Bay Area since a 108-101 victory on Jan. 6, 2021.
Thompson's teammates tell him to keep shooting — not that he really needs such reminding.
“His confidence never wavers,” rookie Brandin Podziemski said.
Paul is sidelined by a nerve contusion in his lower left leg and sat out his first game of the season, while Payton has now missed five games and this time because of a strained right calf. He is slated to be re-evaluated in a week. MRI exams showed neither player sustained structural damage.
The Warriors had some fun with the date: 11/30/23 to play off the jersey numbers of Thompson, Curry and Green. A mural of the three stars showed in the press conference behind the podium.
“I’m forever in these guys’ debt, forever,” Kerr said, glancing at the art he called beautiful. "The good fortune of taking this job, my first job in the NBA as a coach, to get to coach these guys for a decade. I mean it doesn’t happen often. So I’m just extremely fortunate and not just for the success but for the relationships we’ve built with all three of them. I love all three guys, it’s been an amazing decade, and we’re still together, it’s pretty remarkable.”