Game ID: 22500508
Golden State Warriors @ LA Clippers
Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 31 24 21 27 103GSW 19 32 13 38 102
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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 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Jones Jr. missed 17 since 11/17, returns tonight: 18 min (68% of 27)
BACK Miller back 12/15 after 4, 13 min since (57% of 22)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/15 after 3, 10 min since (102% of 10)
NEW Leonard 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 24 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/28 after 17, 18 min since (68% of 27)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/23 after 2, 13 min since (129% of 10)
NEW Leonard 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 25 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/28 after 17, 19 min since (71% of 27)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/23 after 2, 16 min since (158% of 10)
NEW Leonard 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 25 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 21 min (67% of 31)
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/28 after 17, 21 min since (77% of 27)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (179% of 10)
NEW Leonard 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/03 after 5, 21 min since (67% of 31)
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/28 after 17, 22 min since (81% of 27)
NEW Leonard 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 17 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/03 after 5, 27 min since (87% of 31)
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/28 after 17, 22 min since (81% of 27)
NEW Batum 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 18 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/03 after 5, 28 min since (91% of 31)
LAC availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 7 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/03 after 5, 27 min since (88% of 31)
LAC availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 8 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/03 after 5, 28 min since (91% of 31)
NEW Collins 27 to 33 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/29 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 4 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 12/25, returns tonight: 19 min (94% of 20)
OUT Spencer missed 2 since 12/25, returns tonight: 10 min (55% of 19)
OUT Set. Curry missed 9 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Horford back 12/25 after 7, 14 min since (66% of 22)
BACK Richard back 12/20 after 3, 20 min since (100% of 20)
GSW availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 5 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 10 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Horford back 12/25 after 7, 14 min since (66% of 22)
BACK Santos back 12/29 after 2, 19 min since (94% of 20)
BACK Richard back 12/20 after 3, 21 min since (103% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 12/29 after 2, 10 min since (55% of 19)
GSW availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 6 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 11 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Horford back 12/25 after 7, 14 min since (64% of 22)
BACK Santos back 12/29 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 12/29 after 2, 8 min since (44% of 19)
GSW availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 7 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 12 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Horford back 12/25 after 7, 14 min since (67% of 22)
BACK Santos back 12/29 after 2, 21 min since (101% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 12/29 after 2, 16 min since (85% of 19)
GSW availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 8 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 13 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 12/29 after 2, 18 min since (86% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 12/29 after 2, 16 min since (85% of 19)
NEW Jackson-Davis 11 to 17 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 9 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Hield missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 14 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 12/29 after 2, 16 min since (80% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 10 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 3 since 1/03, returns tonight: 4 min (24% of 19)
OUT Hield missed 3 since 1/03, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 18)
OUT Set. Curry missed 15 since 12/06, out tonight
GSW availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 11 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 16 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (24% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (26% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 12 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 17 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (24% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 6 min since (34% of 18)
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 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 37 and Harden at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Bogdanović (4 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 31 and Butler III at 18 a game. Without Kuminga (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 124 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to the Clippers' 9. Call it the Clippers 118, Golden State 113.
12/28 vs DET 112-99 — LAC notes
LAC won 112-99. LAC shot 47% (35 of 75) to DET's 41%, 14 of 34 from three. The glass went 35-45 against them. Leonard led with 55 (17 of 26, 5 of 10 from three, 16 of 17 at the line); Harden added 28, Batum 12. The hinge was Q1, 33-20: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Batum was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/30 vs SAC 131-90 — LAC notes
LAC won 131-90. LAC shot 51% (46 of 90) to SAC's 41%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 32 times to SAC's 14 — 25 points from the stripe to their 13. LAC turned it over 3 times to SAC's 18. Leonard led with 33 (11 of 19, 5 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Harden added 21, Niederhäuser 16. The hinge was Q2, 39-20: a lead of 14 became 33, and the lead reached 43. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
1/01 vs UTA 118-101 — LAC notes
LAC won 118-101. LAC shot 45% (40 of 89) to UTA's 46%, 16 of 51 from three. LAC turned it over 12 times to UTA's 18. The glass went 47-35 for them. Leonard led with 45 (16 of 29, 6 of 16 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Harden added 20, Batum 14. The hinge was Q4, 36-20: a lead of 1 became 17, and the lead reached 21. Niederhäuser was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/03 vs BOS 115-146 — LAC notes
LAC lost 115-146. LAC shot 50% (42 of 84) to BOS's 55%, 15 of 38 from three. The glass went 30-46 against them. Leonard led with 22 (6 of 17, 2 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Collins added 22, Jones Jr. 19. Q2 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 14 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 117-80 against them. Harden's -24 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 vs GSW 103-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 103-102. LAC shot 48% (37 of 77) to GSW's 38%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line 21 times to GSW's 27. LAC turned it over 20 times to GSW's 7, and GSW turned those into 18 steals. Leonard led with 24 (10 of 25, 0 of 8 from three); Sanders added 20, Collins 18. The hinge was Q1, 31-19: from level to 12 ahead.
1/07 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and McBride at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Hart (6 straight), Shamet (20 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 36 and Harden at 22 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 108 a night to New York's 124 and the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-1 a night and New York minus-6. Call it the Clippers 116, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
1/09 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 29 and Dëmin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Saraf (11 straight), Martin (2 straight), Wilson (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Harden at 20 a game. Without Jones Jr. (2 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-0 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 15 times a game to the Clippers' 11. Call it the Clippers 113, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/10 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Stewart at 13 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Harris (4 straight), Duren (3 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Harden at 23 a game. Without Jones Jr. (3 straight), Bogdanović (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 103 a night to the Clippers' 115. Call it Detroit 118, the Clippers 108, Detroit by 10.
1/12 vs CHA — 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 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Harden at 23 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jones Jr. (4 straight), Bogdanović (8 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ball at 20 and Miller at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-13 a night and the Clippers minus-6 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 100 a night to the Clippers' 114. Call it Charlotte 114, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
12/29 @ BKN 120-107 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-107. GSW shot 53% (41 of 77) to BKN's 45%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 34 times to BKN's 23 — 28 points from the stripe to their 17. Curry led with 27 (8 of 15, 5 of 12 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Butler III added 21, Jackson-Davis 11. The hinge was Q4, 31-22: a lead of 4 became 13. Melton was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/31 @ CHA 132-125 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-125. GSW shot 55% (46 of 83) to CHA's 52%, 24 of 49 from three. Curry led with 26 (9 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); Butler III added 19, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q4, 34-25: GSW came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 15. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/02 vs OKC 94-131 — GSW notes
GSW lost 94-131. GSW shot 36% (32 of 90) to OKC's 52%, 13 of 44 from three. Richard led with 13 (5 of 15, 2 of 6 from three); Moody added 13, Horford 13. Q2 was theirs, 22-30, but the other 3 periods went 101-72 against them. Spencer's -41 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 vs UTA 123-114 — GSW notes
GSW won 123-114. GSW shot 49% (43 of 87) to UTA's 52%, 19 of 45 from three, and went to the line 24 times to UTA's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 11. Curry led with 31 (8 of 18, 6 of 12 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 15, Post 15. The hinge was Q3, 42-31: GSW came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 4. GSW trailed 58-65 at the half and won the second half 65-49. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/05 @ LAC 102-103 — GSW notes
GSW lost 102-103. GSW took 15 more shots (92 to 77), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to LAC's 48%, 10 of 41 from three, and went to the line 27 times to LAC's 21 — 22 points from the stripe to their 19. GSW turned it over 7 times to LAC's 20. Curry led with 27 (9 of 23, 4 of 15 from three); Butler III added 24, Payton II 14. Q4 was theirs, 38-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 76-64 against them. Horford's -14 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 vs MIL — 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 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Butler III at 20 a game. Without Kuminga (9 straight), Spencer (2 straight), Hield (2 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 31 and Rollins at 18 a game. Without Prince (28 straight), Nance (5 straight), Anthony (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 116. Call it Golden State 115, Milwaukee 114, Milwaukee keeping it close.
1/09 vs SAC — 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 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. Without Kuminga (10 straight), Spencer (3 straight), Hield (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 16 and Westbrook at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Sabonis (23 straight), Plowden (25 straight), Monk (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 31 and the glass, where Golden State has been minus-1 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Golden State 119, Sacramento 108, Golden State by 11.
1/11 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 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 29 and Butler III at 19 a game. Without Kuminga (11 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Alexander-Walker at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 115, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/13 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 29 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Kuminga (12 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Avdija at 30 and Sharpe at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Grant (13 straight), Henderson (40 straight), Murray (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-3 a night and Portland minus-6. Call it Golden State 117, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAH A. Horford
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
WR W. Richard
LACBL B. Lopez
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
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
Kawhi Leonard leads Clippers past Warriors 103-102 in wild game with Kerr ejected, Curry fouled out
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 12 rebounds, rookie Kobe Sanders added 20 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers edged the Golden State Warriors 103-102 on Monday night in a wild game that included Warriors coach Steve Kerr getting ejected and Steph Curry fouling out for the first time since 2021.
Kerr was ejected with 7:57 remaining in the game after becoming irate when the Clippers’ John Collins wasn’t called for goaltending. A shouting Kerr pursued the referees along the sideline and had to be restrained by his assistants before getting tossed.
Curry scored 27 points but was just 4 for 15 from 3-point range and 9 for 23 overall before fouling out with 42 seconds remaining in the game. He fouled out for the first time since Dec. 17, 2021, at Boston.
James Harden was a late scratch for the Clippers because of right shoulder soreness. But they got double-figure scoring from all five starters, including Sanders, whose points were a career high. Collins added 18 points and Kris Dunn had 16. Ivica Zubac had 11 rebounds.
Jimmy Butler added 24 points for the Warriors, who lost to the Clippers for the eighth straight time on the road.
Curry fouled Dunn with 42 seconds left and the Warriors trailing 101-100 after Curry's back-to-back 3-pointers. Dunn made both free throws before Draymond Green scored in the lane to pull the Warriors within one.
Leonard missed a jumper and the Warriors grabbed the defensive rebound. Butler missed a 16-footer before time expired.
Neither team shot well from 3. The Clippers were 10 for 29, while the Warriors were 10 for 41.
The Warriors closed within four early in the fourth before the Clippers outscored them 16-7 to lead 94-81. Leonard scored six and Collins had five.
Golden State ran off nine straight, including seven by Butler, to trail 94-90.
Golden State had won six of eight coming into what was a playoff-like atmosphere that included rapper Snoop Dogg doing commentary for the game streamed on Peacock. It was a matchup of the NBA's two oldest teams. The average age of the Clippers' roster is 30.0 to 29.6 for the Warriors.
Green dove for a loose ball and crashed into his team's bench late in the first half. The team said he sustained a rib contusion, but he remained in the game. Green had 12 assists while going 0 of 6 from 3-point range.
Up next Warriors: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in the opener of an eight-game homestand.
Clippers: Visit the New York Knicks on Wednesday to open a three-game Eastern trip.