Golden State Warriors (38-45) beat LA the Clippers (42-41) 126-121 on the road on Wednesday, April 15, after falling far behind. The Warriors were down 9 at one quarter break and still finished 5 ahead.
The game, quarter by quarter
The Clippers struck first, taking the opening quarter 31-22 and a 9-point lead after one. The Warriors cut into the deficit with a 31-30 second quarter, though the Clippers still led by 8 at halftime.
The Warriors won the third 30-28 to stay in front, taking a 6-point lead into the fourth. The Warriors took the fourth 43-32; the Warriors completed the comeback for a 126-121 regulation win.
What flipped it
The Warriors got more from their shots, finishing at 68.1% effective field-goal shooting compared with 60.5% for the Clippers. The Warriors grabbed 27% of their own misses, while the Clippers recovered 25.7%. In a 5-point game, that shooting gap supplied the clearest edge.
The Clippers did win one battle, ball security: TOV% of 16.8 against 19.6. The Warriors made up for it elsewhere.
At roughly 102 possessions per team, the Warriors produced 123.7 points per 100 possessions to 118.8 for the Clippers.
Who carried the comeback
Stephen Curry was the game's biggest individual force for GSW: 35 pts, 1 reb, 4 ast on 12-23 shooting. His Game Score of 22.8 led everyone. His team was +9 with him on the floor.
Darius Garland led the Clippers with 21 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast on 8-15 shooting, good for a 18.2 Game Score.
What it means
By our Win Meter this was an upset: The Warriors entered with about a 22% chance.
Across the last 8 meetings in our records, LA the Clippers lead 7-1.
The Warriors are now 38-45, and the Clippers are 42-41. The Warriors last five before this game: L-W-L-L-L.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.