Game ID: 22501199
Golden State Warriors @ LA Clippers
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 25 27 31 32 115GSW 26 22 33 29 110
GSW @ LAC ScoutingGSW @ 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.
LAC availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 3/25, returns tonight: 3 min (13% of 20)
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 27 min since (95% of 28)
NEW Lopez 22 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Bogdanović back 4/05 after 5, 3 min since (13% of 20)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/08 · back-to-backOUT Batum missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 5 min (27% of 18)
BACK Bogdanović back 4/05 after 5, 3 min since (13% of 20)
LAC availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
BACK Batum back 4/08 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 21 min (105% of 20)
BACK Batum back 4/08 after 2, 5 min since (29% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Ste. Curry missed 27 since 2/03, returns tonight: 26 min (84% of 31)
OUT Horford missed 11 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Post missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Williams back 3/29 after 3, 29 min since (170% of 17)
BACK Set. Curry back 3/29 after 8, 9 min since (65% of 13)
BACK Leons back 3/27 after 2, 12 min since (109% of 11)
NEW Santos 20 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Cryer 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 16 to 24 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Horford missed 12 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Post missed 3 since 4/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Williams missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 21 min (189% of 11)
BACK Ste. Curry back 4/05 after 27, 26 min since (84% of 31)
BACK Set. Curry back 3/29 after 8, 10 min since (75% of 13)
NEW Santos 20 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Cryer 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Payton II 16 to 25 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Horford missed 13 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 4/02, returns tonight: 34 min (202% of 17)
OUT Cryer missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 15 min (94% of 16)
BACK Ste. Curry back 4/05 after 27, 26 min since (83% of 31)
BACK Post back 3/29 after 3, 5 min since (27% of 17)
BACK Set. Curry back 3/29 after 8, 12 min since (87% of 13)
BACK Leons back 4/07 after 2, 21 min since (189% of 11)
NEW Santos 20 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Spencer 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 16 to 25 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 26 min (109% of 24)
OUT Horford missed 14 since 3/15, returns tonight: 18 min (83% of 22)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 27 min (131% of 20)
OUT Richard missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 20)
BACK Ste. Curry back 4/05 after 27, 26 min since (83% of 31)
BACK Williams back 4/09 after 3, 34 min since (202% of 17)
BACK Cryer back 4/09 after 2, 15 min since (94% of 16)
BACK Leons back 4/07 after 2, 23 min since (203% of 11)
NEW Spencer 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 16 to 23 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Ste. Curry back 4/05 after 27, 26 min since (85% of 31)
BACK Porziņģis back 4/10 after 2, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Horford back 4/10 after 14, 18 min since (83% of 22)
BACK Santos back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (131% of 20)
BACK Richard back 4/10 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 20)
BACK Williams back 4/09 after 3, 34 min since (202% of 17)
BACK Cryer back 4/09 after 2, 15 min since (94% of 16)
BACK Leons back 4/07 after 2, 19 min since (171% of 11)
NEW Spencer 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 16 to 21 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 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Garland at 16 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Bogdanović (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Podziemski at 22 and Ste. Curry at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
4/05 @ SAC 138-109 — LAC notes
LAC won 138-109. LAC shot 53% (49 of 92) to SAC's 53%, 20 of 41 from three. LAC turned it over 14 times to SAC's 20. Leonard led with 26 (9 of 18, 3 of 9 from three); Collins added 25, Garland 17. The hinge was Q3, 36-20: a lead of 12 became 28, and the lead reached 37. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/07 vs DAL 116-103 — LAC notes
LAC won 116-103. LAC shot 45% (41 of 92) to DAL's 35%, 14 of 37 from three. LAC turned it over 14 times to DAL's 8, and DAL turned those into 9 steals. Leonard led with 34 (11 of 19, 6 of 10 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Garland added 22, Collins 12. The hinge was Q1, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/08 vs OKC 110-128 — LAC notes
LAC lost 110-128. LAC shot 47% (40 of 86) to OKC's 58%, 14 of 32 from three. Leonard led with 20 (8 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Sanders added 17, Lopez 16. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 103-79 against them. Lopez's -29 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ POR 97-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 97-116. LAC shot 43% (36 of 83) to POR's 45%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 27 fouls committed. The glass went 35-46 against them. Leonard led with 24 (10 of 20, 1 of 5 from three); Lopez added 21, Garland 16. Q3 was theirs, 33-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 91-64 against them. Miller's -22 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs GSW 115-110 — LAC notes
LAC won 115-110. LAC shot 47% (42 of 89) to GSW's 42%, 14 of 39 from three, and got to the line 19 times to GSW's 32. Mathurin led with 20 (7 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Collins added 18, Bogdanović 17. The hinge was Q2, 27-22: LAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 4. Sanders was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/05 vs HOU 116-117 — GSW notes
GSW lost 116-117. GSW shot 50% (42 of 84) to HOU's 55%, 14 of 40 from three. St. Curry led with 29 (11 of 21, 5 of 10 from three); Podziemski added 18, Santos 15. Q4 was theirs, 34-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 92-82 against them. Porziņģis's -10 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs SAC 110-105 — GSW notes
GSW won 110-105. GSW shot 45% (37 of 82) to SAC's 47%, 17 of 38 from three, and went to the line 24 times to SAC's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. Melton led with 21 (7 of 12, 4 of 6 from three); Podziemski added 20, S. Curry 17. The hinge was Q2, 41-27: GSW came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 16. Se. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/09 vs LAL 103-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 103-119. GSW shot 51% (41 of 81) to LAL's 61%, 9 of 30 from three. Williams led with 17 (7 of 13, 3 of 6 from three); Podziemski added 17, Spencer 12. Q2 was theirs, 26-25, the deficit cut from 5 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 94-77 against them. Spencer's -17 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ SAC 118-124 — GSW notes
GSW lost 118-124. GSW shot 48% (39 of 81) to SAC's 46%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 28 times to SAC's 34. The glass went 36-49 against them. Podziemski led with 30 (9 of 15, 3 of 8 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Melton added 17, Curry 11. Q3 was theirs, 38-19, turning a 12-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 105-80 against them. They led by as many as 11. Melton's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ LAC 110-115 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-115. GSW shot 42% (36 of 86) to LAC's 47%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 32 times to LAC's 19 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. St. Curry led with 24 (7 of 14, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Bassey added 16, Porziņģis 12. Q3 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 4 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-77 against them. Spencer's -18 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAH A. Horford
BP B. Podziemski
CB C. Bassey
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
KP K. Porziņģis
ML M. Leons
NW N. Williams
PS P. Spencer
PO Porzingis
SC S. Curry
SC Se. Curry
SC St. Curry
WR W. Richard
LACBB B. Bogdanović
BL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
DG D. Garland
DJ D. Jones Jr.
JC J. Collins
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
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
Clippers beat the Warriors 115-110 to clinch No. 9 seed and play-in tourney rematch
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Bennedict Mathurin had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists off the bench, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 115-110 on Sunday to set up a rematch in the play-in tournament.
The Clippers settled for the No. 9 seed and will host the 10th-seeded Warriors on Wednesday after Portland beat Sacramento 122-110 to claim the eighth seed. The Clippers and Trail Blazers finished with identical 42-40 records, but Portland won the tiebreaker based on its better Western Conference record.
The Clippers began the season 6-21 and rallied to extend their franchise-record streak of 15 seasons with a record above .500, the longest active run in the NBA and fourth-longest in league history.
Stephen Curry scored 24 points, going 4 of 9 from 3-point range, to lead the Warriors, who finished at 37-45. Curry was limited to 29 minutes after playing in four of the last five games, having missed the previous 27 with a right knee injury.
The Clippers' bench outscored the Warriors' reserves 71-56. Besides Mathurin, Bogdan Bogdanovic had 17 points, tying his season high with five 3-pointers, including three in a row in the fourth quarter.
John Collins added 18 points and nine rebounds as one of six Clippers in double figures.
Kawhi Leonard sat out for the Clippers to rest ankle and wrist injuries, while Draymond Green was out for the Warriors with a bad back.
The Clippers hit five 3s in the fourth, when the Warriors had just one to end the game.
The Warriors tied it five times in the third quarter, but the Clippers took an 83-81 lead into the fourth.
Up next The Clippers have won 11 of 12 at home against Golden State, including nine in a row. The Warriors haven't beaten the Clippers on the road since Nov. 28, 2021.