Golden State Warriors 102, LA Clippers 103 — Recap

January 5, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Golden State Warriors 102, LA Clippers 103. Scoring by quarter: Q1 GSW 19-31 LAC; Q2 GSW 32-24 LAC; Q3 GSW 13-21 LAC; Q4 GSW 38-27 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Stephen Curry (GSW) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-23 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 24 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists on 10-of-25 shooting; Jimmy Butler (GSW) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Kobe Sanders (LAC) 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; John Collins (LAC) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · GSW

Stephen Curry

27 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 9-23 FG

Scoring · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 10-25 FG

Scoring · GSW

Jimmy Butler

24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 7-16 FG

Season highs

Kobe Sanders · Season-high 20 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

GSW 5 largest lead Q1 7:20 (GSW 11, LAC 6) · 9-0 run, Q2 2:54–Q2 1:20

LAC 14 largest lead Q3 1:45 (GSW 62, LAC 76) · 8-0 run, Q1 6:58–Q1 4:44

Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times

Ahead for good: John Collins makes driving dunk (Kris Dunn assists) (Q1 5:20, GSW 11, LAC 12).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
GSW	19	32	13	38		102
LAC	31	24	21	27		103

🧮 How They Scored

GSWLAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

36Bench points15

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.5%Effective FG%54.5%

6.3%Turnover %18.8%

22.2%Offensive rebound %17.6%

0.293Free-throw rate0.273

Box Score

Golden State Warriors

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Stephen Curry G	33	27	4	6	3	0	1	9-23	4-15	5-5	+5
Jimmy Butler G-F	33	24	6	2	4	1	2	7-16	1-4	9-11	+3
Draymond Green F	32	6	5	12	2	0	1	2-8	0-6	2-2	+15
Brandin Podziemski G	27	6	4	0	2	0	0	2-5	1-1	1-2	-5
De'Anthony Melton G	25	5	2	1	2	1	2	2-7	1-2	0-0	-1
Moses Moody G	19	4	2	1	3	1	1	1-5	0-3	2-2	+2
Al Horford C-F	16	5	5	0	1	0	0	1-8	1-5	2-2	-14
Gary Payton II G	15	14	5	2	0	1	0	7-10	0-0	0-1	-6
Gui Santos F	12	6	2	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	1-2	+13
Quinten Post C	12	5	2	0	1	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	-5
Will Richard G	11	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-5
Trayce Jackson-Davis F	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-7

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
John Collins F-C	39	18	4	1	0	4	3	7-12	3-5	1-3	-8
Kawhi Leonard F	38	24	12	5	1	2	5	10-25	0-8	4-4	+8
Kobe Sanders G	36	20	7	3	0	0	3	9-16	2-3	0-0	+7
Kris Dunn G	33	16	3	6	1	0	4	5-7	2-3	4-4	-10
Ivica Zubac C	33	10	11	3	0	1	2	1-3	0-0	8-8	-7
Nicolas Batum F-G	24	6	3	1	1	0	1	2-4	2-4	0-0	-3
Jordan Miller G	22	9	5	3	1	0	2	3-6	1-2	2-2	+10
Brook Lopez C	15	0	3	3	1	2	0	0-4	0-4	0-0	+8

🔬 Advanced Stats

Golden State WarriorsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Stephen Curry	Starter	33	27	53.6	31.7	+4.1	12.7
Jimmy Butler	Starter	33	24	57.6	27.7	+1.5	16.2
Draymond Green	Starter	32	6	33.8	13.0	+18.1	12.4
Quinten Post	Starter	12	5	62.5	11.1	-20.6	10.0
Moses Moody	Starter	19	4	34.0	14.6	+7.3	3.9
Gary Payton II	Bench	15	14	67.0	27.0	-23.4	24.6
Brandin Podziemski	Bench	27	6	51.0	10.0	-13.7	7.4
Gui Santos	Bench	12	6	77.3	15.4	+53.7	10.3
Al Horford	Bench	16	5	28.2	22.5	-49.9	5.9
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	25	5	35.7	15.8	+0.2	0.5
Buddy Hield	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jonathan Kuminga	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trayce Jackson-Davis	Bench	05	0	0.0	7.7	-85.6	-7.7
Pat Spencer	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Will Richard	Bench	11	0	0.0	6.9	-30.7	2.2

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kawhi Leonard	Starter	38	24	44.8	37.2	+12.7	14.5
Kobe Sanders	Starter	36	20	62.5	23.5	+12.0	13.2
John Collins	Starter	39	18	67.6	17.0	-8.7	7.1
Kris Dunn	Starter	33	16	91.3	17.3	-14.7	10.3
Ivica Zubac	Starter	33	10	76.7	11.8	-8.6	10.1
Jordan Miller	Bench	22	9	65.4	18.8	+22.2	10.7
Nicolas Batum	Bench	24	6	75.0	9.6	-2.0	6.6
Brook Lopez	Bench	15	0	0.0	12.1	+23.3	5.7
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kobe Brown	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Christie	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Yanic Konan Niederhauser	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0