By Clipper Nation Insider (@ClipNationIns) | Nov. 1, 2026 | Chase Center, San Francisco
The Golden State Warriors beat the LA Clippers 124-112 on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at Chase Center, and the three-point line decided it. Golden State made 22 of 49 threes to the Clippers' 14 of 39, a 24-point edge from deep in a 12-point game. The Clippers did the things our Keys to the Match asked for on the ball: they won steals 11-5, held their own turnovers to 14 and went 18 of 19 at the line. It was not enough against Yaxel Lendeborg's 37 points on 13 of 19 and 32 Warriors assists, with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Kristaps Porzingis all out. The Clippers fall to 1-5.
How did the Clippers lose to the Warriors?
Volume was not the problem. The Clippers took 91 shots to Golden State's 86 and grabbed 14 offensive rebounds. The problem was what each shot was worth. Golden State shot 53% from the field and 45% from three; the Clippers shot 44% and 36%. Twenty-two made threes is 66 points, and the Warriors assisted on 32 of their 46 field goals, so the shots were coming open and in rhythm rather than late in the clock.
Game flow: Clippers vs Warriors by quarter
First quarter (LAC 37-29). The Clippers opened hot with 37 first-quarter points. Brook Lopez's 25-foot three off a Keaton Wagler feed made it 37-26 with 1:07 left, the Clippers' largest lead of the night at 11.
Second quarter (GSW 34-20, GSW 63-57 at half). The game turned here. The Clippers went 2 of 8 from three in the period while Golden State made 6 of 12, and the Warriors won fast-break points 12-0 in the first half. A 14-point swing in 12 minutes erased the lead.
Third quarter (GSW 29-28, GSW 92-85 after three). Kris Dunn's pressure kept it close. LAC led steals 9-4 through three quarters, with Dunn alone at six, and a pair of steal-dunks from Dunn and Kobe Sanders 11 seconds apart cut a 16-point hole in half. Golden State still shot 55% through three, and Lendeborg was 11 of 13.
Fourth quarter (GSW 32-27). Dunn's seventh steal, a dunk at 9:13, made it 100-92. Golden State answered with an 11-0 run and stretched the lead to 22 (114-92) at 6:11, when the Clippers emptied the bench. The reserves then ran off 13 straight points, Nick Martinelli with eight of them on two threes, to cut it to 118-110 at 1:30. De'Anthony Melton closed it with step-back threes from 27 and 29 feet.
Clippers vs Warriors team stats: what the numbers say
Three-point shooting: GSW 22 of 49 (45%), LAC 14 of 39 (36%). That 24-point gap is twice the final margin.
Field goals: GSW 46 of 86 (53%), LAC 40 of 91 (44%).
Ball security: LAC 14 turnovers, GSW 15. LAC won steals 11-5. For a team averaging 21.8 turnovers through its first five games, that is a big step, and our flip condition of 20 or more LAC turnovers never came close.
Ball movement: GSW 32 assists, LAC 22.
Paint and transition: LAC won the paint 48-44; GSW won fast-break points 20-13.
Free throws: LAC 18 of 19, GSW 10 of 14.
Rebounding: GSW 44, LAC 42; offensive boards LAC 14, GSW 11.
Player breakdowns
Rui Hachimura: 24 points, 10 of 16, 4 of 7 from three, 7 rebounds. The Clippers' most efficient scorer, and still a team-worst -28 in 30 minutes. His minutes overlapped with Golden State's best shooting stretches, which is why the plus-minus and the box line tell different stories.
Kris Dunn: 12 points on 5 of 8, 7 steals, 4 assists, 0 turnovers. Seven steals is the defensive line of the night for LAC. He turned pressure into offense, including the Hachimura dunk that gave LAC its first fast-break points of the game in the third quarter.
Darius Garland: 15 points on 4 of 12, 1 of 7 from three, 7 assists, 3 turnovers. Six of his points came at the line. On a night the Warriors made 22 threes, the starting point guard going 1 of 7 from deep was the shot-making gap in miniature.
Kobe Sanders: 16 points on 6 of 9, 4 of 6 from three. The best perimeter shooting night of any Clipper, plus a steal-dunk in the third quarter rally.
For Golden State: Lendeborg finished with 37 on 13 of 19 (6 of 11 from three) with 6 assists. Melton added 21 on 6 of 8 from three and a game-high +20. Brandin Podziemski had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
How did the CNI prediction hold up?
Our pick was Clippers 112, Warriors 108, with a flip to Golden State if LAC committed 20 or more turnovers. We nailed the Clippers' score and the turnover condition held (14), but the winner was wrong. We underestimated how much a shorthanded Warriors roster could still generate from three; that, not the giveaways, decided this one.
What's next for the Clippers?
The Clippers (1-5) return home to host the Toronto Raptors on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 7 p.m. PT at Intuit Dome, the second night of a back-to-back. The takeaway to carry in: the turnover fix showed up tonight. If LAC keeps the giveaways near 14 and can close even half the three-point gap, the losing streak ends.
Sources
ESPN box score and play-by-play, Clippers at Warriors, Nov. 1, 2026: https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401909905
ESPN Clippers schedule: https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/lac
Clipper Nation Insider, Clippers at Warriors Keys to the Match: https://www.clippernationinsider.com/blog/clippers-warriors-keys-to-the-match-nov-1-2026