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Game Preview: Warriors at Clippers - 12/2/23

Warriors and Clippers Begin Saturday’s Slate at 1 P.M.

EARLY REMATCH IN LOS ANGELES
The Warriors have an opportunity to return to .500 on Saturday when they face the Clippers in Los Angeles. Saturday's game is the earliest of the day's slate, beginning at 1 p.m. The Dubs and Clippers meet again after the Warriors won Thursday's head-to-head matchup 120-114 at Chase Center.


Warriors at Clippers
Saturday, Dec 2 | Tipoff: 1 p.m.
WATCH: NBCSBA (local), League Pass (non-local)
LISTEN: 95.7 The Game, Warriors Mobile App and Warriors Radio Network


LAST TIME OUT
Stephen Curry (26 points) Klay Thompson (22) and Draymond Green (13 points) combined for 61 points in the Warriors' 120-114 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Chase Center on Thursday. The short-handed Warriors — without Andrew Wiggins, Chris Paul, and Gary Payton II — relied on their star-studded trio, which was being recognized on 11/30/23, with the game's date coinciding with the jersey numbers of each member of the trio. » Full Game Recap

Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. LA Clippers

MATCHUP AT A GLANCE

GSWLAC
9-108-10
10th in West11th in West
PTS: 114.9 (12th)PTS: 112.9 (17th)
REB: 46.7 (5th)REB: 44.7 (10th)
AST: 27.9 (5th)AST: 24.6 (t-25th)


PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS
GSW: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Moses Moody, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney
LAC: James Harden, Terrance Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac

INJURY & ROSTER NOTES
GSW: Andrew Wiggins (right finger soreness), Chris Paul (lower left leg contusion), Gary Payton II (right calf strain) and Usman Garuba (right finger dislocation) are out. Team Notes
LAC: Mason Plumlee (left MCL sprain) and Brandon Boston Jr. (left quadriceps tendinopathy) are out. Team Notes

PODZIEMSKI IMPRESSES AGAIN
In the absence of Chris Paul and Gary Payton II, Brandin Podziemski led all reserves in minutes played (31) on Thursday. Podziemski was very productive, scoring 13 points, 10 of which came in the first half and grabbing a team-high eight rebounds. The rookie earned a spot in Thursday's closing lineup with his play. 

"Brandin [Podziemski], Dario [Šarić], Cory [Joseph] and JK [Jonathan Kuminga] were fantastic and controlled all their minutes while they were out there," Head Coach Steve Kerr said, enjoying watching how his second unit performed.

What a play by Brandin Podziemski!

TEAM LEADERS

GSWLAC
PTS: Curry (29.7)PTS: George (23.4)
REB: Looney (8.7)REB: Zubac (9.1)
AST: Paul (7.3)AST: Harden (6.2)


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L.A. CLIPPERS SCOUTING REPORT
The Clippers played their fifth game in seven nights against the Warriors on Thursday. Los Angeles will have a day off before Saturday's matinee rematch. Paul George was the Clippers' leading scorer heading into Thursday's game, but he had just five points through three quarters, finishing with 15 points on 18 shots. However, George impacted the game as a distributor with 10 assists and just one turnover. He was one of three Clippers to record a double-double, joining Ivica Zubac (18 points, 13 rebounds) and Russell Westbrook (14 points, 11 rebounds). Kawhi Leonard scored a team-high 23 points and James Harden added 18 points, hitting a game-high five 3-pointers.