Warriors 124, Clippers 112 — NBA Recap

📰Game Recap

The Golden State Warriors overcame an early deficit with a dominant second quarter, ultimately defeating the LA Clippers 124-112. The Clippers started strong, outscoring the Warriors 37-29 in the first quarter. However, Golden State responded forcefully, turning the tide with a 34-20 advantage in the second frame to take a 63-57 lead into halftime. SportsFBI's model had leaned toward a Warriors victory at 69%.

Yaxel Lendeborg spearheaded the Warriors' offensive surge, leading all scorers with 37 points, complementing his performance with 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and an efficient 6-of-13 from beyond the arc. De'Anthony Melton provided crucial perimeter firepower, contributing 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three-point range, along with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Brandin Podziemski added 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Brandon Williams also chipped in 17 points for Golden State.

The Warriors maintained their offensive rhythm through the second half, slightly extending their lead with a 29-28 edge in the third quarter and a 32-27 advantage in the final period. Despite the Clippers' efforts, including Rui Hachimura's team-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 7 rebounds, they were unable to reclaim momentum after Golden State's second-quarter outburst. Hachimura also connected on four three-pointers for LA.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Golden State Warriors (69% confidence). It gave a 16% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 12 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · GSW -2.5 GSW covered Won by 12

Total · 220.5 Over 236 combined

Moneyline LAC +108 · GSW -126 GSW favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (GSW) -1.5-2.5 -1

Total 219.5220.5 +1

Moneyline (GSW) -126-126 No move

Standouts

Top Scorer · GSW

Yaxel Lendeborg

37 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 6 3PM · 13-19 FG

Scoring · LAC

Rui Hachimura

24 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · GSW

De'Anthony Melton

21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 6-9 FG

Season highs

Yaxel Lendeborg · Season-high 37 pointsRui Hachimura · Season-high 24 pointsCharles Bassey · Season-high 10 reboundsBrandin Podziemski · Season-high 8 assistsDe'Anthony Melton · Season-high 6 threesRui Hachimura · Season-high 4 threesKobe Sanders · Season-high 4 threes

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

📊 Game Flow

LAC 11 largest lead Q1 1:07 (LAC 37, GSW 26) · 13-0 run, Q4 4:05–Q4 2:16

GSW 22 largest lead Q4 6:11 (LAC 92, GSW 114) · 14-0 run, Q4 8:29–Q4 6:11

Swings 7 lead changes Tied 3 times

Ahead for good: Gary Payton II makes tip shot (Q2 6:06, LAC 41, GSW 42).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAC	37	20	28	27		112
GSW	29	34	29	32		124

🧮 How They Scored

LACGSW

48Points in the paint44

13Fast-break points20

15Second-chance points9

14Points off turnovers16

47Bench points40

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.6%Effective FG%66.3%

12.4%Turnover %14.0%

29.8%Offensive rebound %28.2%

0.209Free-throw rate0.163

🎯 Shot Chart

LA Clippers40/91 FG

81%Restricted Area17 of 21
39%Paint (non-RA)7 of 18
15%Mid-Range2 of 13
60%Left Corner 33 of 5
0%Right Corner 30 of 6
39%Above-break 311 of 28

Golden State Warriors46/86 FG

92%Restricted Area12 of 13
48%Paint (non-RA)10 of 21
67%Mid-Range2 of 3
30%Left Corner 33 of 10
33%Right Corner 31 of 3
50%Above-break 318 of 36

● made · ✕ missed, from the official shot log.

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Garland G	33	15	0	7	1	3	4-12	1-7	6-6	-17
Kobe Sanders G	30	16	3	0	1	3	6-9	4-6	0-0	-18
Rui Hachimura F	30	24	7	0	0	2	10-16	4-7	0-0	-28
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	28	9	7	1	0	2	3-11	1-5	2-2	-8
Kris Dunn G	27	12	2	4	7	0	5-8	0-3	2-2	-8
Isaiah Jackson F	22	5	8	2	0	1	2-7	0-0	1-2	-20
Brook Lopez C	19	7	2	0	2	2	3-8	1-2	0-0	+1
Keaton Wagler G	19	7	4	4	0	1	2-8	0-4	3-3	-6
Nick Martinelli F	6	10	3	0	0	0	4-5	2-3	0-0	+10
Cam Christie G	6	3	1	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	+10
Baba Miller F	6	2	2	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	2-2	+10
Jalen Pickett G	6	0	2	3	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+10
Blake Wesley G	4	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	+7
Gradey Dick G	3	0	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	-3

Golden State Warriors

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandin Podziemski G	37	17	8	8	0	0	1	7-14	2-7	1-1	+11
Yaxel Lendeborg F	34	37	4	6	1	0	2	13-19	6-11	5-6	+6
De'Anthony Melton G	28	21	6	3	2	1	4	6-9	6-8	3-4	+20
Brandon Williams G	25	17	3	3	0	1	1	7-11	2-3	1-2	+15
Al Horford C-F	22	9	5	2	0	1	3	3-7	3-7	0-1	+4
Will Richard G	22	3	0	3	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-4
Georges Niang F	21	3	1	2	0	0	2	1-7	1-5	0-0	0
Charles Bassey G	20	6	10	2	1	1	0	3-6	0-0	0-0	+5
Gary Payton II G	15	5	2	2	1	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	+3
Gui Santos F	9	4	3	1	0	1	1	2-4	0-2	0-0	+8
Graham Ike F	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+3
LJ Cryer G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-11

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Rui Hachimura	Starter	30:04	24	75.0	23.7	-43.1	16.0
Darius Garland	Starter	32:54	15	51.2	20.7	-26.7	6.6
Kris Dunn	Starter	26:44	12	67.6	13.0	-11.8	17.4
Derrick Jones Jr.	Starter	27:32	9	37.9	21.5	-9.9	2.6
Isaiah Jackson	Starter	21:55	5	31.7	16.7	-44.4	2.0
Kobe Sanders	Bench	30:16	16	88.9	16.9	-23.7	6.7
Nick Martinelli	Bench	6:11	10	100.0	38.5	+83.3	36.5
Brook Lopez	Bench	19:26	7	43.8	20.0	-2.4	0.6
Keaton Wagler	Bench	19:11	7	37.6	21.7	-12.0	9.3
Cam Christie	Bench	6:11	3	75.0	15.4	+83.3	9.5
Blake Wesley	Bench	4:05	2	113.6	14.3	+110.7	9.3
Baba Miller	Bench	6:11	2	53.2	15.4	+83.3	12.7
Jalen Pickett	Bench	6:11	0	0.0	7.7	+83.3	12.7
Gradey Dick	Bench	3:09	0	0.0	30.0	-44.4	-19.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Yaxel Lendeborg	Starter	33:54	37	85.5	30.0	+6.7	22.9
De'Anthony Melton	Starter	27:50	21	97.6	23.1	+30.7	19.7
Brandin Podziemski	Starter	37:22	17	58.9	17.0	+13.4	12.5
Charles Bassey	Starter	19:56	6	50.0	12.8	+8.7	14.1
Georges Niang	Starter	21:01	3	21.4	17.6	-5.1	-6.1
Brandon Williams	Bench	24:53	17	71.5	21.0	+27.8	13.8
Al Horford	Bench	22:11	9	60.5	18.5	+1.8	6.9
Gary Payton II	Bench	14:38	5	62.5	15.2	+14.5	7.6
Gui Santos	Bench	8:43	4	50.0	25.0	+46.6	8.6
Will Richard	Bench	21:50	3	50.0	5.6	-8.0	2.5
Graham Ike	Bench	5:51	2	100.0	7.1	+14.5	11.9
Malevy Leons	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LJ Cryer	Bench	1:51	0	0.0	20.0	-275.0	-6.7

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Yaxel Lendeborg GSW	Points	19.5	37	Over
	Rebounds	7.5	4	Under
	Assists	4.5	6	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	6	Over
	Pts + Reb	27.5	41	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	32.5	47	Over
Rui Hachimura LAC	Points	15.5	24	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	7	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	4	Over
	Pts + Reb	20.5	31	Over
De'Anthony Melton GSW	Points	12.5	21	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	6	Over
	Assists	2.5	3	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	6	Over
	Reb + Ast	6.5	9	Over
Brandon Williams GSW	Points	13.5	17	Over
	Rebounds	2.5	3	Over
	Assists	3.5	3	Under
	Pts + Reb	16.5	20	Over
	Reb + Ast	6.5	6	Under
Brandin Podziemski GSW	Points	16.5	17	Over
	Rebounds	5.5	8	Over
	Assists	4.5	8	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	2	Under
	Pts + Reb	22.5	25	Over
	Reb + Ast	9.5	16	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	26.5	33	Over
Darius Garland LAC	Points	23.5	15	Under
	Rebounds	2.5	0	Under
	Assists	7.5	7	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb	25.5	15	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	33.5	22	Under