Game ID: 22400251
Golden State Warriors @ LA Clippers
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 27 29 19 27 102GSW 22 23 27 27 99
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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 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
LAC availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 5 min (48% of 11)
OUT Miller missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 12 min (111% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/13 after 3, 5 min since (48% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/13 after 3, 12 min since (111% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/13 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/13 after 3, 11 min since (104% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backBACK Hyland back 11/13 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/13 after 3, 11 min since (104% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 16 min (146% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/13 after 3, 13 min since (118% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 11/17, returns tonight: 6 min (50% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/20 after 2, 14 min since (134% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Powell missed 3 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/24 after 4, 6 min since (50% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/20 after 2, 17 min since (160% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 5 since 10/29, returns tonight: 18 min (88% of 20)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (89% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 11 min (62% of 17)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
GSW availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Santos missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 11 min since (62% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Santos missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 13)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 20 min since (114% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (121% of 17)
BACK Santos back 11/20 after 4, 2 min since (20% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Post missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 19 min since (113% of 17)
BACK Santos back 11/20 after 4, 2 min since (20% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (119% of 17)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
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 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Powell at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 117, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/11 @ OKC 128-134 — LAC notes
LAC lost 128-134. LAC shot 55% (44 of 80) to OKC's 52%, 20 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to OKC's 23 — 20 points from the stripe to their 22. LAC turned it over 23 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. The glass went 47-29 for them. Powell led with 31 (10 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Zubac added 22, Jones Jr. 20. Q3 was theirs, 41-33, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them.
11/13 @ HOU 103-111 — LAC notes
LAC lost 103-111. LAC shot 40% (38 of 96) to HOU's 43%, 14 of 38 from three. The glass went 42-59 against them. Harden led with 19 (6 of 15, 3 of 8 from three); Mann added 14, Powell 13. Q4 was theirs, 24-22, the deficit cut from 10 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 89-79 against them. They led by as many as 11. Batum's -22 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ HOU 104-125 — LAC notes
LAC lost 104-125. LAC shot 38% (34 of 90) to HOU's 48%, 10 of 40 from three, and went to the line 33 times to HOU's 18 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. Harden led with 21 (7 of 14, 3 of 9 from three); Porter Jr. added 15, Dunn 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 20 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 97-75 against them. Powell's -26 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs UTA 116-105 — LAC notes
LAC won 116-105. LAC shot 49% (46 of 94) to UTA's 49%, 11 of 40 from three. LAC turned it over 9 times to UTA's 18. Zubac led with 22 (11 of 17); Harden added 20, Powell 19. The hinge was Q2, 31-20: a lead of 10 became 21.
11/18 vs GSW 102-99 — LAC notes
LAC won 102-99. LAC shot 43% (35 of 82) to GSW's 44%, 16 of 34 from three. Powell led with 23 (9 of 15, 5 of 6 from three); Coffey added 15, Harden 12. The hinge was Q2, 29-23: a lead of 5 became 11, and the lead reached 15. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/20 vs ORL — 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 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 19 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 92, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and M. Wagner at 13 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Banchero (10 straight), Carter Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 92 a night to the Clippers' 115 and the arc, the Clippers at 38 percent from three to Orlando's 33. Call it Orlando 108, the Clippers 105, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/22 vs SAC — 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 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Harden at 19 and Powell at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 38 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without DeRozan (3 straight), Sabonis (2 straight), Monk (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Sacramento's 115 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 36. Call it the Clippers 112, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/24 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; McCain at 27 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Edwards (15 straight), Lowry (2 straight), Bona (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Powell at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Powell (2 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-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-3. Call it the Clippers 107, Philadelphia 105, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/25 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Zubac at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Powell (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 97 a night to Boston's 111 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Boston minus-1. Call it Boston 112, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/08 @ CLE 117-136 — GSW notes
GSW lost 117-136. GSW took 13 more shots (98 to 85), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to CLE's 54%, 13 of 42 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CLE's 28. Kuminga led with 21 (7 of 14, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Podziemski added 14, Curry 12. Q3 was theirs, 41-29, the deficit cut from 41 to 29, but the other 3 periods went 107-76 against them. Curry's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ OKC 127-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-116. GSW shot 51% (45 of 89) to OKC's 45%, 21 of 43 from three. Curry led with 36 (13 of 23, 7 of 13 from three); Kuminga added 20, Melton 19. The hinge was Q3, 42-21: a lead of 7 became 28. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/12 vs DAL 120-117 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-117. GSW shot 48% (45 of 94) to DAL's 52%, 14 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 12 times to DAL's 17. The glass went 50-40 for them. Curry led with 37 (14 of 27, 5 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 16, Melton 14. The hinge was Q3, 37-26: GSW came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 7. GSW trailed 59-63 at the half and won the second half 61-54. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/15 vs MEM 123-118 — GSW notes
GSW won 123-118. GSW shot 44% (43 of 98) to MEM's 41%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 25 times to MEM's 33. Hield led with 18 (7 of 15, 4 of 8 from three); Moody added 14, Green 13. The hinge was Q3, 38-30: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 24.
11/18 @ LAC 99-102 — GSW notes
GSW lost 99-102. GSW shot 44% (37 of 84) to LAC's 43%, 16 of 44 from three. Curry led with 26 (10 of 21, 6 of 15 from three); Wiggins added 22, Kuminga 12. Q3 was theirs, 27-19, the deficit cut from 11 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 83-72 against them. Jackson-Davis's -11 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs ATL — 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 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Daniels at 19 a game. Without Gueye (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 119, Atlanta 114.
11/22 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 113, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Murphy III at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without McCollum (12 straight), Murray (15 straight), Jones (12 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Wiggins at 18 a game. Without Post (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to New Orleans's 30 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-6 a night and Golden State plus-1. Call it Golden State 115, New Orleans 106.
11/23 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Castle at 14 and Barnes at 13 a game. Without Wembanyama (3 straight), Vassell (3 straight), Sochan (9 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Post (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to San Antonio's 116 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to San Antonio's 13. Call it San Antonio 114, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
11/25 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wiggins at 22 and Curry at 19 a game. Without Post (4 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 28 and C. Johnson at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Martin (3 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-0 a night and Brooklyn minus-9 and the arc, Brooklyn at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 36. Call it Golden State 116, Brooklyn 106, Golden State by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KP K. Porter Jr.
MB M. Bamba
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
LAC/GSW 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
Powell scores 23 points and the Clippers hold off the Warriors 102-99
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Norman Powell scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Golden State Warriors 102-99 on Monday night to win their fifth in a row at home.
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.