Game ID: 22401198
LA Clippers @ Golden State Warriors
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
GSW 33 25 24 29 8 119LAC 25 35 23 28 13 124
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 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restBACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 1 min since (9% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backBACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 7 min since (48% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 2 since 4/08, returns tonight: 16 min (101% of 15)
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 4/08, returns tonight: 14 min (93% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 6 min since (41% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restBACK Post back 4/11 after 2, 16 min since (101% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 12 min since (80% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 5 min since (37% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/20 · 6 days' restBACK Post back 4/11 after 2, 13 min since (84% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 4/11 after 2, 20 min since (128% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 4/13, returns tonight: 26 min (108% of 24)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 4/13, returns tonight: 4 min (25% of 15)
BACK Post back 4/11 after 2, 13 min since (82% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 4/11 after 2, 18 min since (120% of 15)
NEW Podziemski 28 to 33 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/26 · 2 days' restBACK Kuminga back 4/23 after 2, 26 min since (108% of 24)
BACK Post back 4/11 after 2, 16 min since (102% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 4/11 after 2, 17 min since (110% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/23 after 2, 4 min since (25% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/28 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 4/23 after 2, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Post back 4/11 after 2, 18 min since (117% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 4/11 after 2, 18 min since (116% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/23 after 2, 4 min since (25% of 15)
LAC availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Coffey missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 11 since 3/14, returns tonight: 7 min (66% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/08 · 2 days' restOUT Coffey missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Miller back 4/05 after 11, 7 min since (66% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Coffey missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Miller back 4/05 after 11, 4 min since (37% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Coffey missed 6 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Miller back 4/05 after 11, 3 min since (28% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Coffey missed 7 since 3/31, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 24)
BACK Miller back 4/05 after 11, 3 min since (28% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/19 · 5 days' restOUT Batum missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 24 min (132% of 18)
OUT Miller missed 2 since 4/11, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 4/13 after 7, 4 min since (16% of 24)
NEW Leonard 33 to 38 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 3 since 4/11, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 4/13 after 7, 4 min since (16% of 24)
BACK Batum back 4/19 after 2, 24 min since (132% of 18)
NEW Harden 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Zubac 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Leonard 33 to 42 min over the last 4
NEW Powell 33 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restOUT Coffey missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 4 since 4/11, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 11)
BACK Batum back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (116% of 18)
NEW Harden 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Zubac 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Leonard 33 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/26 · 1 day's restOUT Coffey missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Batum back 4/19 after 2, 23 min since (126% of 18)
BACK Miller back 4/24 after 4, 4 min since (34% of 11)
NEW Harden 36 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Zubac 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Leonard 33 to 41 min over the last 5
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 112 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Butler III at 19 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Harden at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Coffey (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 36 and the line, where Golden State takes 24 free throws a game to the Clippers' 18. Call it Golden State 111, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/06 vs HOU 96-106 — GSW notes
GSW lost 96-106. GSW shot 42% (37 of 89) to HOU's 48%, 16 of 43 from three. GSW turned it over 20 times to HOU's 15, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. Hield led with 20 (7 of 14, 6 of 11 from three); Podziemski added 19, Payton II 16. Q1 was theirs, 24-18, but the other 3 periods went 88-72 against them. They led by as many as 11. Butler III's -18 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 @ PHX 133-95 — GSW notes
GSW won 133-95. GSW shot 48% (45 of 93) to PHX's 40%, 15 of 40 from three, and went to the line 34 times to PHX's 15 — 28 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 57-41 for them. Curry led with 25 (9 of 17, 3 of 9 from three); Podziemski added 22, Jackson-Davis 13. The hinge was Q1, 37-24: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
4/09 vs SAS 111-114 — GSW notes
GSW lost 111-114. GSW shot 42% (36 of 86) to SAS's 48%, 16 of 48 from three, and went to the line 28 times to SAS's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 18. Curry led with 30 (12 of 24, 5 of 14 from three); Butler III added 28, Green 13. Q3 was theirs, 37-21, turning a 4-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. They led by as many as 14.
4/11 @ POR 103-86 — GSW notes
GSW won 103-86. GSW shot 40% (33 of 83) to POR's 38%, 14 of 44 from three, and went to the line 28 times to POR's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. GSW turned it over 14 times to POR's 22. Butler III led with 24 (6 of 10, 11 of 11 at the line); Hield added 16, Curry 14. The hinge was Q2, 24-17: a lead of 6 became 13, and the lead reached 27. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
4/13 vs LAC 119-124 — GSW notes
GSW lost 119-124 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 54% (43 of 79) to LAC's 56%, 15 of 33 from three. The glass went 25-42 against them. Curry led with 36 (10 of 20, 7 of 12 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 30, Podziemski 19. Q1 was theirs, 33-25, but the other 4 periods went 99-86 against them. They led by as many as 12. Curry's -16 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/20 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Thompson at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Smith Jr. (3 straight). 6 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Butler III at 21 a game. 6 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 105 a night to Houston's 121 and the line, where Golden State takes 25 free throws a game to Houston's 16. Call it Golden State 113, Houston 112, Houston keeping it close.
4/23 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 14 free throws a game; Sengun at 20 and Whitmore at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 101, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Butler III at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 101 a night to Houston's 118 and the line, where Golden State takes 25 free throws a game to Houston's 14. Call it Golden State 112, Houston 109, Houston keeping it close.
4/26 vs HOU — 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 104 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Butler III at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 15 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Whitmore at 14 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-3 a night and Golden State minus-10 and the defense, Golden State allowing 104 a night to Houston's 118. Call it Golden State 112, Houston 108, Houston keeping it close.
4/28 vs HOU — 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 103 a night and allowing 99, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Butler III at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sengun at 18 and Whitmore at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Golden State minus-12 and the defense, Golden State allowing 99 a night to Houston's 112. Call it Golden State 111, Houston 104.
4/05 vs DAL 135-104 — LAC notes
LAC won 135-104. LAC shot 56% (54 of 96) to DAL's 44%, 11 of 28 from three, and got to the line 20 times to DAL's 38. LAC turned it over 6 times to DAL's 15. Harden led with 29 (10 of 19, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Leonard added 29, Zubac 25. The hinge was Q3, 44-30: a lead of 9 became 23, and the lead reached 32. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/08 vs SAS 122-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 122-117. LAC shot 52% (48 of 93) to SAS's 53%, 14 of 30 from three. The glass went 50-34 for them. Powell led with 25 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Zubac added 24, Harden 21. The hinge was Q3, 37-26: a lead of 2 became 13, and the lead reached 18. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/09 vs HOU 134-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 134-117. LAC shot 53% (48 of 90) to HOU's 51%, 19 of 37 from three, and went to the line 19 times to HOU's 10 — 19 points from the stripe to their 7. Harden led with 35 (10 of 18, 5 of 11 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Leonard added 22, Zubac 20. The hinge was Q2, 35-23: a lead of 1 became 13, and the lead reached 19. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/11 @ SAC 101-100 — LAC notes
LAC won 101-100. LAC shot 51% (40 of 78) to SAC's 44%, 7 of 21 from three. Leonard led with 28 (10 of 21, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Harden added 23, Zubac 17. The hinge was Q2, 26-20: LAC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
4/13 @ GSW 124-119 — LAC notes
LAC won 124-119 in 1 overtime. LAC shot 56% (48 of 86) to GSW's 54%, 14 of 30 from three. The glass went 42-25 for them. Harden led with 39 (13 of 23, 5 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Leonard added 33, Zubac 22. The hinge was Q2, 35-25: LAC came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 2. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/19 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Braun at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 5 days' rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 54 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Leonard at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Batum (2 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to Denver's 32 and the line, where Denver takes 25 free throws a game to the Clippers' 18. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 116, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/21 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Gordon at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 17 free throws a game; Harden at 30 and Leonard at 26 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 44 percent from three to Denver's 31 and the line, where Denver takes 28 free throws a game to the Clippers' 17. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 114, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/24 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 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Leonard at 29 a game. Without Coffey (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Gordon at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Strawther (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where Denver takes 28 free throws a game to the Clippers' 17 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-0. Call it the Clippers 115, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
4/26 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 4-1 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Harden at 26 a game. Without Coffey (3 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Gordon at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 41 percent from three to Denver's 33 and the line, where Denver takes 26 free throws a game to the Clippers' 18. Call it the Clippers 114, Denver 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JB J. Butler III
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Bogdanović
BS B. Simmons
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NP N. Powell
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
Harden, Leonard lead Clippers past Warriors 124-119 in OT to secure fifth seed in West playoffs
SAN FRANCISCO -- — James Harden hit consecutive 3-pointers in overtime, a pair of free throws and scored on Jimmy Butler’s goaltending to finish with 39 points and 10 assists, Kawhi Leonard added 33 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers secured the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoffs by beating the Golden State Warriors 124-119 in the teams' regular-season finale Sunday.
Leonard missed a free throw with 6.1 seconds left but made the next, and the Warriors had one last chance, but Buddy Hield missed a potential tying 3-point shot.
Stephen Curry scored 36 points and made a 3-pointer with 2:06 left in OT, but turned the ball over the next time down swarmed by two defenders. Butler had 30 points and nine assists. He and Curry now will have to lead seventh-seeded Golden State in a play-in game at home against Memphis on Tuesday night.
Ivica Zubac added 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won eight straight and 18 of 21 heading into their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets .
After Leonard traveled with 36.7 seconds left in overtime, Draymond Green missed a layup. Green defended Leonard's missed last shot of regulation.
Los Angeles has won the last seven in the series, including all four meetings this season, and three in a row on Golden State’s home floor. But Leonard hadn’t played in the three previous matchups this season.
Takeaways Clippers: Harden shot 13 for 23 and Leonard was 13 of 19 with three steals. They combined to shoot 9 of 16 from deep.
Warriors: The Warriors’ playoff fate came down to the final day for the sixth time, last happening in 2022-23 when they defeated Portland 157-101. The other years: 2006-07 (clinched against Trail Blazers); 1981-82 (lost and eliminated by Denver); 1977-78 (lost and eliminated by Seattle); 1956-57 (lost to Minnesota but clinched with New York losing).
Key moment Butler’s layup 2:13 before halftime was overturned on replay review into an offensive foul but he immediately scored the next possession on a pass by Curry, who then knocked down two late 3s.
Norman Powell beat the halftime buzzer with a 3-pointer that put the Clippers ahead 60-58 at the break.
Key stat Los Angeles outrebounded the Warriors 42-25 — nine on the offensive glass to regularly create second and third opportunities.
“I thought that was the only part of the game that bothered me,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said.