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LA Clippers vs Golden State Warriors — Win Probability

FINAL
LA Clippers logo
LA Clippers
2-1
79
VS
Golden State Warriors logo
Golden State Warriors
3-1
98
Model expected score: LA Clippers 112.4 – Golden State Warriors 111.9 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

LAC
  • Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
  • Brandon IngramOut
  • Cam ChristieDay-To-Day
  • Bradley BealOut
  • Jordan MillerOut
GS
  • Gary Payton IIDay-To-Day
  • Brandon WilliamsDay-To-Day
  • Will RichardOut
  • Kristaps PorzingisOut
  • Moses MoodyOut
  • Jimmy Butler IIIOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Clippers 51%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Warriors won by 19
COMBINED SCORE
177

Margin of Victory — Golden State Warriors (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost
51%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
15%
Won by 15-21 ← actual result
9%
Won by 21+
6%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 177.

O/U LINE 210
77% over23% under ✓
O/U LINE 220 MODEL'S PICK
59% over41% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
38% over62% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
20% over80% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
9% over91% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
3% over97% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

LAC
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Kawhi LeonardSF
27.9
James HardenPG
25.4
Darius GarlandPG
19.9
Ivica ZubacC
14.4
John CollinsPF
13.6
GS
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Stephen CurryPG
26.6
Jimmy ButlerSF
20.0
Kristaps PorziņģisC
16.1
Brandin PodziemskiSG
13.8
De'Anthony MeltonPG
12.3

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
LAC
107.50
30th / 30
Points
GS
120.80
12th / 30
LAC
44.00
T-13th / 30
Rebounds
GS
41.00
25th / 30
LAC
24.00
20th / 30
Assists
GS
29.20
6th / 30
LAC
94.05
30th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
GS
100.64
21st / 30
LAC
55.83%
10th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
GS
58.57%
5th / 30
LAC
15.68%
30th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
GS
14.24%
25th / 30
LAC
28.85%
8th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
GS
22.86%
22nd / 30
LAC
.239
27th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
GS
.298
17th / 30
LAC
114.30
19th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
GS
120.03
9th / 30
LAC
115.89
16th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
GS
114.47
13th / 30
LAC
-1.59
17th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
GS
+5.56
10th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
48.47%8th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.36%9th/30
12.7614th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
17.291st/30
36.6816th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
42.336th/30
34.78%16th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
40.85%3rd/30
29.248th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
23.6529th/30
49.9720th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
42.3330th/30
58.51%5th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.87%14th/30
17.5425th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.8716th/30
20.7329th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.2420th/30
84.62%7th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
82.68%9th/30
11.9612th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.5422nd/30
34.826th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.2020th/30
10.105th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.144th/30
5.588th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.5823rd/30
17.8130th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.9021st/30
19.141st/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.678th/30
Opponent
44.51%6th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.97%25th/30
16.2130th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.538th/30
47.0530th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
35.3713th/30
34.46%12th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
32.58%4th/30
25.789th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.8024th/30
47.315th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.0715th/30
54.49%15th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
60.31%27th/30
15.681st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.287th/30
19.401st/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.063rd/30
80.82%22nd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
82.88%25th/30
14.8929th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
8.742nd/30
29.507th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.1918th/30
12.2330th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.5517th/30
3.9911th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.184th/30
15.687th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.1013th/30
21.809th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.084th/30
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