Golden State Warriors vs. LA Clippers
March 2, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Clippers beat the Warriors 114-101 on 2026-03-02 on the road against the Warriors. The Warriors started Al Horford, Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton, Moses Moody, and Brandin Podziemski. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and Kobe Sanders. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 15 points (6/14) in his matchups, with Draymond Green as his primary defender. De'Anthony Melton (Warriors) scored 20 points (7/13) in his matchups, with Bennedict Mathurin as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
GSW
Golden State Warriors
101
Did not play: Gary Payton II (DND - Injury/Illness), Kristaps Porziņģis (DND - Injury/Illness), Will Richard (DND - Injury/Illness)
LAC
LA Clippers
114
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Isaiah Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Al Horford · Draymond Green · De'Anthony Melton · Moses Moody · Brandin Podziemski Starter 9.8 min
- Draymond Green · Pat Spencer · Gui Santos · Nate Williams · Brandin Podziemski 5.0 min
- Al Horford · De'Anthony Melton · Moses Moody · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski 3.5 min
- Al Horford · Draymond Green · De'Anthony Melton · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski 2.9 min
- Pat Spencer · Gui Santos · Nate Williams · Quinten Post · Malevy Leons 2.9 min
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Kobe Sanders Starter 12.7 min
- Kris Dunn · Darius Garland · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 6.6 min
- Nicolas Batum · Darius Garland · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 4.9 min
- Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 3.0 min
- Bennedict Mathurin · TyTy Washington Jr. · Jordan Miller · Norchad Omier · Cam Christie 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Warriors defense
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Kawhi Leonard 15 pts (6/14) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Draymond Green (22 %, 0 pts) · Al Horford (18 %, 3 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (12 %, 0 pts)
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Darius Garland 13 pts (5/11) in 46 possessions
Guarded by: Brandin Podziemski (20 %, 6 pts) · Moses Moody (17 %, 3 pts) · De'Anthony Melton (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Brandin Podziemski | Bennedict Mathurin: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kris Dunn: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gui Santos | Jordan Miller: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kawhi Leonard: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Bennedict Mathurin: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kris Dunn: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Draymond Green | Brook Lopez: 17 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Kawhi Leonard: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Al Horford | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 13 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Kawhi Leonard: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Moses Moody | Darius Garland: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kris Dunn: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nate Williams | Bennedict Mathurin: 9 poss., 10 pts (3/4) · Jordan Miller: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Pat Spencer | Kris Dunn: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Darius Garland: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Quinten Post | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kawhi Leonard: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Malevy Leons | Nicolas Batum: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Clippers defense
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De'Anthony Melton 20 pts (7/13) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Bennedict Mathurin (26 %, 2 pts) · Kris Dunn (25 %, 4 pts) · Jordan Miller (9 %, 2 pts)
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Brandin Podziemski 12 pts (5/12) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Bennedict Mathurin (14 %, 4 pts) · Kobe Sanders (14 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Miller (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | De'Anthony Melton: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Nate Williams: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kawhi Leonard | Draymond Green: 20 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Nate Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Moses Moody: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Kris Dunn | De'Anthony Melton: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jordan Miller | Gui Santos: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brandin Podziemski: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | Al Horford: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Draymond Green: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Darius Garland | Moses Moody: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Gui Santos: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Brook Lopez | Al Horford: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Brandin Podziemski: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Sanders | Brandin Podziemski: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Moses Moody: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nicolas Batum | Gui Santos: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brandin Podziemski: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Norchad Omier | Quinten Post: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Gui Santos: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Christie | Pat Spencer: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malevy Leons: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | Malevy Leons: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nate Williams: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |