Game ID: 22400426
Golden State Warriors @ LA Clippers
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 19 30 32 21 102GSW 21 22 19 30 92
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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 12/16 · 2 days' restOUT Mann missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Powell back 12/01 after 6, 29 min since (87% of 33)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/08 after 3, 31 min since (157% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/03 after 2, 20 min since (177% of 11)
NEW Miller 11 to 22 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/19 · 2 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 20 min (85% of 24)
OUT Mann missed 4 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/08 after 3, 29 min since (149% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/03 after 2, 18 min since (163% of 11)
NEW Miller 11 to 23 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Mann missed 5 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 20 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/08 after 3, 27 min since (137% of 20)
NEW Hyland 11 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Miller 11 to 19 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Mann missed 6 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 19 min since (79% of 24)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/08 after 3, 27 min since (137% of 20)
LAC availability going into 12/27 · 3 days' restOUT Mann missed 7 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 20 min since (83% of 24)
LAC availability going into 12/30 · 2 days' restOUT Mann missed 8 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 22 min since (93% of 24)
LAC availability going into 12/31 · back-to-backOUT Mann missed 9 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 5 since 12/19, returns tonight: 17 min (156% of 11)
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 24 min since (101% of 24)
NEW Powell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Mann missed 10 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 17 min since (156% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Mann missed 11 since 12/04, returns tonight: 16 min (81% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
GSW availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Moody missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 11 since 11/22, returns tonight: 8 min (64% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (125% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 14 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 27 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (120% of 17)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 4 since 12/11, returns tonight: 10 min (48% of 21)
OUT Post missed 15 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Post missed 16 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 16 min (94% of 17)
OUT Post missed 17 since 11/18, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 15)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backBACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 16 min since (94% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 6 min since (51% of 13)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Payton II missed 3 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 8 min (50% of 15)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 8 min (52% of 14)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/02 after 2, 8 min since (52% of 14)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 6 min since (45% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 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 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Mann (7 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Waters III (3 straight), Post (17 straight), Anderson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Golden State's 123 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 109.
12/16 vs UTA 144-107 — LAC notes
LAC won 144-107. LAC shot 60% (49 of 82) to UTA's 45%, 21 of 39 from three. LAC turned it over 14 times to UTA's 22. Harden led with 41 (11 of 17, 7 of 11 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Powell added 29, Zubac 19. The hinge was Q1, 44-20: from level to 24 ahead, and the lead reached 42. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
12/19 @ DAL 118-95 — LAC notes
LAC won 118-95. LAC shot 52% (44 of 85) to DAL's 40%, 14 of 33 from three, and got to the line 17 times to DAL's 28. Powell led with 29 (10 of 19, 4 of 8 from three); Harden added 24, Zubac 21. The hinge was Q3, 39-28: a lead of 1 became 12, and the lead reached 23. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/21 @ DAL 97-113 — LAC notes
LAC lost 97-113. LAC shot 42% (34 of 81) to DAL's 45%, 10 of 37 from three. LAC turned it over 17 times to DAL's 11, and DAL turned those into 12 steals. Powell led with 28 (8 of 22, 3 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Harden added 19, Porter Jr. 19. Q3 was theirs, 26-20, the deficit cut from 14 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 93-71 against them. Porter Jr.'s -16 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 @ MEM 114-110 — LAC notes
LAC won 114-110. LAC shot 44% (42 of 96) to MEM's 38%, 9 of 27 from three. Powell led with 29 (10 of 20, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Harden added 21, Zubac 20. The hinge was Q3, 40-32: LAC came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 1. LAC trailed 51-58 at the half and won the second half 63-52. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/27 vs GSW 102-92 — LAC notes
LAC won 102-92. LAC shot 53% (40 of 75) to GSW's 37%, 10 of 32 from three. LAC turned it over 21 times to GSW's 14, and GSW turned those into 14 steals. Powell led with 26 (10 of 20, 2 of 7 from three); Harden added 18, Zubac 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-19: a lead of 6 became 19. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/30 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murphy III at 26 and McCollum at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williamson (23 straight), Alvarado (21 straight), Payton (10 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 28 and Harden at 25 a game. Without Mann (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 103 a night to New Orleans's 126 and the arc, the Clippers at 38 percent from three to New Orleans's 34. Call it the Clippers 116, New Orleans 109.
12/31 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Vassell at 14 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 29 and Harden at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Mann (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to San Antonio's 13. Call it San Antonio 110, the Clippers 107, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/02 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 37 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Holmgren (22 straight), Caruso (4 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mann (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 10 and the glass, where OKC has been minus-1 a night and the Clippers minus-5. Call it OKC 114, the Clippers 104, OKC by 10.
1/04 vs ATL — 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 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Harden at 21 a game. Without Mann (11 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Johnson at 23 a game. Without Nance Jr. (3 straight), Wallace (2 straight), Gueye (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to Atlanta's 12 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it the Clippers 115, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/19 @ MEM 93-144 — GSW notes
GSW lost 93-144. GSW shot 36% (32 of 90) to MEM's 54%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MEM's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 36-60 against them. Podziemski led with 21 (9 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Wiggins added 19, Kuminga 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-35, but the other 3 periods went 109-59 against them. Green's -42 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 @ MIN 113-103 — GSW notes
GSW won 113-103. GSW shot 46% (40 of 87) to MIN's 42%, 16 of 42 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to MIN's 15. Curry led with 31 (10 of 21, 7 of 16 from three); Jackson-Davis added 15, Podziemski 12. The hinge was Q1, 26-15: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/23 vs IND 105-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-111. GSW shot 43% (39 of 90) to IND's 49%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to IND's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Kuminga led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Jackson-Davis 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-74 against them. Schröder's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs LAL 113-115 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-115. GSW shot 46% (41 of 89) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 45 from three. Curry led with 38 (14 of 24, 8 of 15 from three); Wiggins added 21, Kuminga 14. Q4 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-76 against them. Kuminga's -17 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 @ LAC 92-102 — GSW notes
GSW lost 92-102. GSW took 20 more shots (95 to 75), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to LAC's 53%, 7 of 38 from three. GSW turned it over 14 times to LAC's 21. Kuminga led with 34 (11 of 19, 1 of 3 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Jackson-Davis added 15, Moody 11. Q4 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 19 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 81-62 against them. Wiggins's -16 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 vs PHX — 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 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Kuminga at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Beal at 21 a game. Without Booker (4 straight), Allen (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 33. Call it Golden State 112, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/30 vs CLE — 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 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 24 a game. Without Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it Cleveland 117, Golden State 111.
1/02 vs PHI — 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 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 25 and Curry at 20 a game. Without Payton II (3 straight), Anderson (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Embiid at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Golden State's 28 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Golden State 111, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/04 vs MEM — 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 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Payton II (4 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 27 and Bane at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Morant (3 straight), Aldama (4 straight), Smart (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 126 and the line, where Memphis takes 31 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Golden State 118, Memphis 115, Memphis keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
MB M. Bamba
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DS D. Schröder
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC Schroder
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
Clippers hang on to beat slumping Curry-less Warriors 102-92 with 6 players in double figures
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Norman Powell scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the slumping Golden State Warriors for the third time this season, 102-92 on Friday night.
James Harden added 18 points and seven assists and Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Jonathan Kuminga scored a career-high 34 points off the bench to lead the Warriors, who were without Stephen Curry (knee) and Draymond Green (back).
The Clippers are still waiting for Kawhi Leonard to make his season debut. Kevin Porter Jr . sat out because of illness.
Things got chippy in the fourth when the Warriors cut a 19-point deficit to three points.
Harden fouled Brandin Podziemski , who fell hard to the court. Soon after, Podziemski fouled Amir Coffey when they collided near the Warriors bench. Tempers flared on both sides and Harden and Lindy Waters III were assessed technical fouls. Fans then booed Podziemski whenever he touched the ball.
Takeaways Warriors: They fell to 3-12 in their last 15 games after their third loss in a row. They're 4-2 without Curry in the lineup and 1-1 without Curry and Green.
Clippers: They've also been struggling, going 4-4 in their last eight games.
Key moment After a close first half in which neither team led by more than six points, the Clippers dominated the third. Their first three baskets were dunks, including two by Derrick Jones Jr ., who later had a one-handed jam. They also went on a 3-point binge, rattling off four in a row by different players for a 79-60 lead.
Key stat The Warriors shot 37% from the floor, but they outrebounded the Clippers, 47-39, including 19 on the offensive glass.
Up next The Warriors host Phoenix on Saturday in the second game of a back-to-back and the opener of a six-game homestand. The Clippers visit New Orleans on Monday night to begin a three-game trip.