LA Clippers vs. Golden State Warriors
January 5, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Clippers beat the Warriors 103-102 on 2026-01-05 at home. The Clippers started Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Ivica Zubac, John Collins, and Kobe Sanders. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Draymond Green, Moses Moody, and Quinten Post. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 20 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Kobe Sanders as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 14 points (6/18) in his matchups, with Jimmy Butler III as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
103
Did not play: Kobe Brown (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
GSW
Golden State Warriors
102
Did not play: Buddy Hield (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jonathan Kuminga (DNP - Coach's Decision), Pat Spencer (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Ivica Zubac · John Collins · Kobe Sanders Starter 19.8 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kris Dunn · Ivica Zubac · John Collins · Jordan Miller 8.9 min
- Brook Lopez · Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 6.5 min
- Brook Lopez · Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · John Collins · Kobe Sanders 3.4 min
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · John Collins · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 2.0 min
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · Draymond Green · Moses Moody · Quinten Post Starter 10.2 min
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Gary Payton II · Moses Moody · Brandin Podziemski 5.7 min
- Al Horford · Jimmy Butler III · De'Anthony Melton · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 4.8 min
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · Draymond Green · De'Anthony Melton · Gui Santos 4.1 min
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Gary Payton II · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski 4.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Stephen Curry 20 pts (5/11) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Kobe Sanders (39 %, 7 pts) · Kris Dunn (22 %, 4 pts) · Jordan Miller (12 %, 7 pts)
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De'Anthony Melton 17 pts (7/8) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: John Collins (18 %, 2 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (16 %, 6 pts) · Kobe Sanders (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Jimmy Butler III: 31 poss., 2 pts (1/6) · Gary Payton II: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| John Collins | Moses Moody: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Gui Santos: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Kobe Sanders | Stephen Curry: 27 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Will Richard: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ivica Zubac | Draymond Green: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quinten Post: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Dunn | Stephen Curry: 15 poss., 4 pts (0/0) · Brandin Podziemski: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nicolas Batum | Moses Moody: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jimmy Butler III: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jordan Miller | Brandin Podziemski: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Stephen Curry: 8 poss., 7 pts (2/2) |
| Brook Lopez | Al Horford: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · De'Anthony Melton: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Warriors defense
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Kawhi Leonard 14 pts (6/18) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Jimmy Butler III (34 %, 10 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (12 %, 0 pts) · Stephen Curry (11 %, 0 pts)
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John Collins 15 pts (5/11) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Draymond Green (16 %, 0 pts) · Moses Moody (15 %, 0 pts) · Quinten Post (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | Kawhi Leonard: 25 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Kris Dunn: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Stephen Curry | Kris Dunn: 26 poss., 15 pts (4/10) · Kobe Sanders: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Draymond Green | Ivica Zubac: 21 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · John Collins: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Jordan Miller: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kawhi Leonard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Kobe Sanders: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kawhi Leonard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Moses Moody | Kobe Sanders: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · John Collins: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Al Horford | Ivica Zubac: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brook Lopez: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Quinten Post | John Collins: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ivica Zubac: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Gary Payton II | Ivica Zubac: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · John Collins: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Will Richard | Kawhi Leonard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kobe Sanders: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gui Santos | Nicolas Batum: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 5 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | John Collins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ivica Zubac: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |