Overview
- Golden State held Los Angeles to 30 second-half points, flipping a 49-46 halftime deficit with a 32-14 third quarter.
- Jimmy Butler posted 21 points with five rebounds and five assists, and Stephen Curry added 19 points and eight assists in 25 minutes.
- James Harden scored 20 before halftime and none after the break as the Clippers shot 36.6% from the field and 6-for-33 from deep, their lowest total in four years.
- Kerr started center Quinten Post, who delivered 12 points, eight rebounds and a plus-34, and the coach called him “the story of the game.”
- Kerr confirmed Kuminga as a permanent starter, with the fifth spot shifting between Post and Brandin Podziemski as Al Horford’s minutes stay in a 20–25 range off the bench.