The Golden State Warriors beat the LA Clippers 124-112 on Sunday at Chase Center, getting a career-shaping 37-point outburst from Yaxel Lendeborg to improve to 4-3 on the season. The Clippers dropped to 1-5 with their fifth straight loss.
Lendeborg shot 13 of 19 from the field, including 6 of 11 from three-point range, and added six assists. The Warriors turned a 37-26 deficit after the first quarter into control of the game by outscoring the Clippers 34-20 in the second period, part of a run that saw them take a 22-point lead at their largest advantage.
Takeaways From Warriors’ Win Over Clippers
Golden State’s bench production flipped the game
The Warriors got 37 points from Lendeborg off a lineup that also featured De’Anthony Melton scoring 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Brandin Podziemski posting 17 points with eight assists and eight rebounds. Golden State shot 53% from the field for the game and 45% from three on 49 attempts, numbers that overwhelmed a Clippers defense that had no answer in the paint or on the perimeter in the second and third quarters.
LA Clippers couldn’t sustain their hot start
The Clippers opened with 37 points in the first quarter but were outscored 85-75 over the final three periods. Rui Hachimura led Los Angeles with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, but the Clippers shot just 36% from three on 39 attempts and were outrebounded 44-42 despite grabbing 14 offensive boards.
Turnovers and paint scoring decided the margin
Golden State scored 44 points in the paint and 20 fast-break points, while limiting its own turnovers to 15 against a Clippers team that committed 14 giveaways of its own. The Warriors also got five blocks on the defensive end, a factor that helped offset a modest 71% night at the free-throw line.
Player Of The Game: Yaxel Lendeborg
Lendeborg finished with 37 points, six rebounds and six assists in 34 minutes, shooting 13 of 19 from the floor and 6 of 11 from three-point range. He added five made free throws on six attempts and posted a plus-6 rating, leading all scorers and both teams in points for the night.
Warriors Vs Clippers By The Numbers
Golden State shot 53% from the field compared to 44% for LA Clippers, a 9-point edge that showed up across the box score. The Warriors also outshot the Clippers from three-point range, 45% to 36%, despite attempting nearly as many shots from deep. Golden State out-assisted Los Angeles 32-22, a sign of the ball movement that produced open looks throughout the night. The Warriors won the fast-break battle 20-13 and out-rebounded the Clippers 44-42 even though LA Clippers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to Golden State’s 11.
What’s Next
The Warriors sit a half-game behind the Pacific Division-leading LA Lakers at 4-3. The Clippers fall to 1-5 and last in the Pacific standings.
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