Game ID: 22300325
Golden State Warriors @ LA Clippers
Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 29 40 30 22 121GSW 28 28 37 20 113
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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.
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
LAC availability going into 12/12 · back-to-backOUT Coffey missed 4 since 12/02, returns tonight: 9 min (43% of 21)
OUT Tucker missed 6 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 16 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 12/02, returns tonight: 9 min (64% of 14)
LAC availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 7 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 17 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 12/12 after 4, 9 min since (43% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 12/12 after 4, 9 min since (64% of 14)
LAC availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 8 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 18 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 3 since 12/11, returns tonight: 5 min (50% of 10)
BACK Coffey back 12/12 after 4, 19 min since (93% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 12/12 after 4, 9 min since (64% of 14)
LAC availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 9 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 19 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 12/12 after 4, 18 min since (89% of 21)
BACK Boston back 12/16 after 3, 5 min since (50% of 10)
LAC availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 10 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 20 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 12/12 after 4, 18 min since (89% of 21)
BACK Boston back 12/16 after 3, 6 min since (55% of 10)
LAC availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT Tucker missed 11 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 21 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 12/14, returns tonight: 10 min (71% of 14)
BACK Coffey back 12/12 after 4, 23 min since (109% of 21)
BACK Boston back 12/16 after 3, 6 min since (55% of 10)
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
GSW availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 7 min since (41% of 17)
NEW Moody 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 11 to 17 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 6 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 6 min since (36% of 17)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/17 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 7 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 3 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 6 min since (36% of 17)
GSW availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 3 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 4 since 12/12, returns tonight: 6 min (54% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 10 min since (59% of 17)
GSW availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 4 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 14 since 11/18, returns tonight: 6 min (57% of 11)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 6 min since (54% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and George at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Tucker (7 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Payton II (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and the Clippers plus-3 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Golden State's 118. Call it the Clippers 118, Golden State 112.
12/06 vs DEN 111-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 111-102. LAC shot 46% (40 of 87) to DEN's 42%, 12 of 27 from three, and went to the line 25 times to DEN's 9 — 19 points from the stripe to their 8. George led with 25 (8 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Harden added 20, Leonard 17. The hinge was Q2, 40-21: LAC came in trailing by 15 and left it ahead by 4. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/08 @ UTA 117-103 — LAC notes
LAC won 117-103. LAC shot 49% (43 of 88) to UTA's 45%, 15 of 34 from three. Leonard led with 41 (14 of 23, 6 of 8 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); George added 20, Zubac 18. The hinge was Q2, 27-20: a lead of 6 became 13, and the lead reached 18. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/11 vs POR 132-127 — LAC notes
LAC won 132-127. LAC shot 55% (49 of 89) to POR's 48%, 13 of 34 from three. Leonard led with 34 (11 of 19, 3 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); George added 20, Harden 20. The hinge was Q1, 43-32: from level to 11 ahead. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/12 vs SAC 119-99 — LAC notes
LAC won 119-99. LAC shot 52% (44 of 84) to SAC's 42%, 11 of 29 from three. The glass went 49-38 for them. Leonard led with 31 (11 of 14, 2 of 3 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Harden added 15, Powell 15. The hinge was Q2, 38-24: a lead of 8 became 22, and the lead reached 33. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/14 vs GSW 121-113 — LAC notes
LAC won 121-113. LAC shot 51% (41 of 81) to GSW's 43%, 13 of 32 from three, and went to the line 30 times to GSW's 19 — 26 points from the stripe to their 17. Harden led with 28 (6 of 12, 5 of 6 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Leonard added 27, Powell 21. The hinge was Q2, 40-28: a lead of 1 became 13, and the lead reached 16. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/16 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Tucker (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Randle at 30 and Brunson at 28 a game. Without Robinson (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to New York's 130. Call it the Clippers 121, New York 112.
12/18 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Haliburton at 20 and Turner at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Nembhard (4 straight), Smith (8 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 113, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 34 and George at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Tucker (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 113 a night to Indiana's 129 and the arc, the Clippers at 42 percent from three to Indiana's 32. Call it the Clippers 123, Indiana 120, Indiana keeping it close.
12/20 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 37 and Hardaway Jr. at 19 a game. Without Irving (5 straight), Green (8 straight), Kleber (18 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 118, shooting 55 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 31 and Harden at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Tucker (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-2 and the arc, the Clippers at 43 percent from three to Dallas's 37. Call it the Clippers 121, Dallas 117, Dallas keeping it close.
12/21 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 114, shooting 55 percent and 43 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Tucker (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-5 and the arc, the Clippers at 43 percent from three to OKC's 32. Call it OKC 120, the Clippers 118, the Clippers keeping it close.
12/02 @ LAC 112-113 — GSW notes
GSW lost 112-113. GSW shot 44% (38 of 86) to LAC's 49%, 17 of 43 from three, and went to the line 24 times to LAC's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. Curry led with 22 (7 of 18, 4 of 9 from three); Green added 21, Moody 21. Q1 was theirs, 33-22, but the other 3 periods went 91-79 against them. They led by as many as 22.
12/06 vs POR 110-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 110-106. GSW shot 42% (36 of 86) to POR's 41%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 33 times to POR's 16 — 28 points from the stripe to their 12. GSW turned it over 17 times to POR's 10, and POR turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 50-40 for them. Curry led with 31 (8 of 18, 5 of 13 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Šarić added 13, Kuminga 13. The hinge was Q4, 28-20: GSW came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 4. GSW trailed 48-55 at the half and won the second half 62-51. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/08 @ OKC 136-138 — GSW notes
GSW lost 136-138 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 47% (49 of 104) to OKC's 52%, 19 of 48 from three, and got to the line 23 times to OKC's 36. GSW turned it over 28 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 60-39 for them. Curry led with 34 (10 of 20, 6 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Kuminga added 24, Thompson 22. Q1 was theirs, 28-19, but the other 4 periods went 119-108 against them. They led by as many as 14.
12/12 @ PHX 116-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 116-119. GSW took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to PHX's 45%, 16 of 46 from three, and got to the line 27 times to PHX's 34. The glass went 51-41 for them. Curry led with 24 (8 of 24, 4 of 15 from three); Podziemski added 20, Kuminga 16. Q2 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 91-85 against them. They led by as many as 13. Wiggins's -19 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/14 @ LAC 113-121 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-121. GSW took 11 more shots (92 to 81), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAC's 51%, 16 of 45 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 30. Thompson led with 30 (9 of 15, 8 of 12 from three); Curry added 17, Kuminga 15. Q3 was theirs, 37-30, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 91-76 against them.
12/16 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Payton II (6 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Thomas at 16 a game. Without Simmons (17 straight), Smith Jr. (4 straight), Walker IV (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Brooklyn plus-0 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 17 times a game to Brooklyn's 12. Call it Golden State 117, Brooklyn 115, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/17 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Simons at 28 and Sharpe at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Rupert (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Green (2 straight), Payton II (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Portland minus-0 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 17 times a game to Portland's 12. Call it Golden State 117, Portland 116, Portland keeping it close.
12/19 vs BOS — 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 121 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Green (3 straight), Payton II (8 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 122 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-1. Call it Boston 118, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
12/22 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (4 straight), Payton II (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Kuzma at 27 and Poole at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Shamet (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and Washington minus-7 and the line, where Washington takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 125, Washington 117.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
LACAC A. Coffey
DT D. Theis
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KL K. Leonard
NP N. Powell
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
James Harden scores his 25,000th point, leads streaking Clippers past slumping Warriors 121-113
LOS ANGELES -- — James Harden scored his 25,000th career point while racking up a season-high 28 points, 15 assists and seven rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and eight rebounds in the Los Angeles Clippers' sixth straight victory, 121-113 over the slumping Golden State Warriors on Thursday night.
Norman Powell scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Clippers, who overcame Paul George 's first injury absence of the season for their 11th win in 14 games. Los Angeles adroitly held off the Warriors' late surge and improved to 5-0 at home in December.
“That’s what James does,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “PG was out tonight, so (Harden) raised his level of play. Having the ball more, he had to create more and make more plays for himself and his teammates. That’s what we brought him here for, and it was a huge game from him.”
Harden became the 24th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points on a driving layup late in the third. The veteran has fit in quickly with the Clippers, shooting a strong percentage while adjusting his overall game to fit alongside Leonard and George, who sat out with a left hip injury.
“Doesn’t matter if I got two points or (28) tonight, winning is the key,” Harden said. “The stats and everything — I’ve done a lot of different things, accomplished a lot of different individual stats. For me, it’s about winning, about building chemistry, about continuing to get better, and I think tonight was another step forward for us as a unit.”
Klay Thompson scored a season-high 30 while hitting eight 3-pointers for Golden State, which went 0-3 on its road trip and has lost 12 of 16 overall in a tumultuous season that got even rockier this week.
Stephen Curry scored 17 points on 5-of-17 shooting as the Warriors began another potentially lengthy stint without Draymond Green , who is indefinitely suspended after smacking Phoenix's Jusuf Nurkic in the face on Tuesday.
“It was tough, because Draymond is a huge part of what we do, and we’re going to miss him dearly,” Thompson said. “We know he’s going to come back even better, a changed person. I’ll miss him just as a friend and a brother. Love him to death, and I can’t wait until he comes back. Obviously there’s a big hole on our team right now, but we’re going to do the best we can in his absence and keep playing our hardest.”
Before the game, Golden State coach Steve Kerr emphasized the team's support for the suspension and for Green, who will be getting unspecified help to address his escalating recent instances of misbehavior and overly aggressive play. The four-time NBA champion and defensive whiz has been suspended four times in 2023 alone.
“He can’t do what he’s been doing, and he knows that,” Curry said. “We know that. Everybody knows that. What needs to change, I think that’s the search for the answer. That’s the journey that we’re on now. ... Everybody has their mountains to climb, and Draymond’s are his, and I’m confident that he can get over the hump, however long it takes for him to get there.”
Both teams shook up their regular starting lineups due to key absences. Golden State promoted Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski to replace Green and Andrew Wiggins , while Amir Coffey moved into George's starting role.
Podziemski had four points on 2-for-11 shooting in the rookie's first career start, while Kuminga scored 15 points in his second start of the season.
Thompson is off to a quiet start, but the veteran sharpshooter put on a vintage performance in his native Southern California. He hit four 3-pointers in the third quarter to keep the Warriors in it, but Curry and Thompson combined for 1-for-7 shooting in the fourth.
Chris Paul scored 12 points against his former team for the Warriors, who have lost seven straight road games, including two this month to the Clippers. Paul was also whistled for a Flagrant Foul 1 in the second quarter when he knocked down Daniel Theis with a two-hand shove while blocking out under the Clippers rim.
Paul hit a 32-footer at the third-quarter buzzer to trim the Clippers' lead to six points, and the Warriors got within one early in the fourth quarter before promptly going scoreless for the next three minutes.