- 1 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers: a play-in rematch with a very different Clippers roster
- 2 Golden State Warriors: two road wins, Curry’s 44 and a rookie averaging 21.8
- 3 Los Angeles Clippers: 22.7 turnovers a game and five players on the injury report
- 4 Free NBA Prediction: Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers
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Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers: a play-in rematch with a very different Clippers roster 
The Clippers led Golden State 98-85 with 9:53 left in the play-in game at Intuit Dome on 15 April. They lost 126-121. Stephen Curry scored 27 of his 35 points after halftime, made seven threes, and the Warriors closed on a 16-6 run that ended the Clippers’ season.
The Clippers’ best player that night is no longer on the roster. Kawhi Leonard, who scored 21, was traded to Toronto over the summer, a deal that was finalised after a league investigation cost the franchise five first-round picks and a $30 million fine and brought a suspension for owner Steve Ballmer. Darius Garland, who had 21 points and eight assists that night, is now the man asked to replace that scoring.
What’s left is a 1-3 team on a three-game losing streak, scoring 106.5 points a night, 29th in the league. Golden State, at 2-3, have won their last two, both on the road, by 20 in Denver and by five in Minneapolis.
The game is on Sunday 1 November at Chase Center, tip-off at 8:30pm ET. It’s the first meeting of the season. The Clippers won the 2025-26 regular-season series 3-1, but the one game that decided anything went to the Warriors.
Both teams have Friday games before this one: Golden State host the Lakers in the NBA Cup, and the Clippers visit a Minnesota team without Anthony Edwards. Each then gets Saturday off, and each plays again on Monday, so Sunday is the first night of a back-to-back for both. We’d rate the scheduling as neutral.
Golden State Warriors: two road wins, Curry’s 44 and a rookie averaging 21.8 
The Warriors lost their first three games, 127-105 to the Lakers, 111-108 to Memphis and 131-122 in Phoenix. The defence was the issue in all three, and the team is still allowing 119.4 points a game across five.
Golden State beat Denver 134-114 on 26 October and won 119-114 at Target Center two nights later, with Curry scoring 44 in Minneapolis. Through five games the Warriors average 117.6 points.
Yaxel Lendeborg, the No. 11 pick in the 2026 draft, has been the surprise. He’s averaging 21.8 points and 9.3 rebounds, and the probable starting five has him alongside Curry, Podziemski, Niang and Draymond Green. Green is handing out around seven assists a game, though he’s also turning it over 4.7 times.
Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody are out, Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t played or practised this season and isn’t with the team, and Gui Santos is doubtful after missing the Minnesota game. That leaves a short rotation for a team with a back-to-back coming on Monday against Phoenix.
The Warriors are 0-1 at home and 2-2 on the road. A home floor helps, but the bigger factor on Sunday is who’s in the other jersey: a team that turns the ball over more than almost anyone.
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Los Angeles Clippers: 22.7 turnovers a game and five players on the injury report 
The Clippers opened with a 121-96 win over Sacramento on 21 October. They’ve lost every game since: 125-117 to the Lakers, 108-101 in Oklahoma City and 103-87 at home to the Lakers on Wednesday, a game in which they scored 87 points.
They shoot 49.2% from the field, which isn’t the issue. The issue is 22.7 turnovers a game. Darius Garland is averaging 24 points and seven assists but giving the ball away around six times a night, and Kris Dunn’s 3.3 steals a game at the other end don’t make up for that.
Brook Lopez has been the most efficient player on the roster, scoring 18 a game off the bench on 64.5% shooting. Rui Hachimura leads the team with six rebounds a game and is listed as questionable.
Brandon Ingram, Bradley Beal, Max Strus, Jordan Miller and Yanic Konan Niederhauser are all out, which strips out most of the secondary scoring that was supposed to replace Leonard.
The Clippers are 0-2 on the road, and Sunday is the second leg of a two-game trip. They’ll be back at Intuit Dome on Monday against Toronto, a game Leonard will miss with left knee swelling.
Probable lineup Golden State Warriors: Curry, Podziemski, Lendeborg, Niang, Green
Probable lineup Los Angeles Clippers: Garland, Dunn, Hachimura, Jones Jr., Jackson
Free NBA Prediction: Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers
Our prediction: Golden State Warriors -4.5 (handicap)
We’re backing the Warriors to win by five or more. The Clippers score 106.5 a game and give the ball away 22.7 times, and Golden State’s last two games produced 134 and 119 points on the road. A team that can’t hold on to the ball against a Draymond Green defence usually doesn’t keep it close for 48 minutes.
The case against us is the Warriors’ defence, which allowed 127, 111 and 131 in the three losses, and a rotation without Butler, Moody or Porzingis. We’d still weigh the last two games more heavily, and the Clippers’ 87 points against the Lakers on Wednesday came with most of their current group available.
Sunday’s lines hadn’t been posted when we filed. If the Warriors open at -7.5 or bigger, we’d move to Golden State on the moneyline only if it’s priced at 1.45 or above, otherwise the -4.5 handicap is the play. Check the Friday results and Sunday’s injury report before tip-off.
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