INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 12 rebounds, rookie Kobe Sanders added 20 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers edged the Golden State Warriors 103-102 on Monday night in a wild game that included Warriors coach Steve Kerr getting ejected and Steph Curry fouling out for the first time since 2021.

Kerr was ejected with 7:57 remaining in the game after becoming irate when the Clippers’ John Collins wasn’t called for goaltending. A shouting Kerr pursued the referees along the sideline and had to be restrained by his assistants before getting tossed.

Curry scored 27 points but was just 4 for 15 from 3-point range and 9 for 23 overall before fouling out with 42 seconds remaining in the game. He fouled out for the first time since Dec. 17, 2021, at Boston.

James Harden was a late scratch for the Clippers because of right shoulder soreness. But they got double-figure scoring from all five starters, including Sanders, whose points were a career high. Collins added 18 points and Kris Dunn had 16. Ivica Zubac had 11 rebounds.

Jimmy Butler added 24 points for the Warriors, who lost to the Clippers for the eighth straight time on the road.

Curry fouled Dunn with 42 seconds left and the Warriors trailing 101-100 after Curry's back-to-back 3-pointers. Dunn made both free throws before Draymond Green scored in the lane to pull the Warriors within one.

Leonard missed a jumper and the Warriors grabbed the defensive rebound. Butler missed a 16-footer before time expired.

Neither team shot well from 3. The Clippers were 10 for 29, while the Warriors were 10 for 41.

The Warriors closed within four early in the fourth before the Clippers outscored them 16-7 to lead 94-81. Leonard scored six and Collins had five.

Golden State ran off nine straight, including seven by Butler, to trail 94-90.

Golden State had won six of eight coming into what was a playoff-like atmosphere that included rapper Snoop Dogg doing commentary for the game streamed on Peacock. It was a matchup of the NBA's two oldest teams. The average age of the Clippers' roster is 30.0 to 29.6 for the Warriors.

Green dove for a loose ball and crashed into his team's bench late in the first half. The team said he sustained a rib contusion, but he remained in the game. Green had 12 assists while going 0 of 6 from 3-point range.

Up next

Warriors: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in the opener of an eight-game homestand.

Clippers: Visit the New York Knicks on Wednesday to open a three-game Eastern trip.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Quinten Post vs. Ivica Zubac (Jimmy Butler III gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Stephen Curry misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:39	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	John Collins lost ball turnover (Moses Moody steals)	0	0
11:21	Draymond Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:18	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Kobe Sanders makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	2	0
10:45	Draymond Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:44	Kobe Sanders defensive rebound	2	0
10:35	John Collins lost ball turnover (Moses Moody steals)	2	0
10:24	Draymond Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:20	John Collins defensive rebound	2	0
10:02	Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	0
9:59	Quinten Post defensive rebound	2	0
9:54	Jimmy Butler III misses 26-foot running jump shot	2	0
9:50	Kobe Sanders defensive rebound	2	0
9:41	Kobe Sanders bad pass turnover (Jimmy Butler III steals)	2	0
9:38	Jimmy Butler III makes running layup	2	2
9:24	Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover (Stephen Curry steals)	2	2
9:19	Kris Dunn kicked ball violation	2	2
9:13	Jimmy Butler III makes 2-foot layup (Draymond Green assists)	2	4
8:59	Kris Dunn bad pass turnover (Quinten Post steals)	2	4
8:53	Stephen Curry makes 20-foot running pullup jump shot (Draymond Green assists)	2	6
8:50	Clippers Full timeout	2	6
8:39	Quinten Post shooting foul	2	6
8:39	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
8:39	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
8:17	Moses Moody misses two point shot	4	6
8:13	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	4	6
8:05	Kobe Sanders makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
7:51	Moses Moody makes 2-foot layup (Draymond Green assists)	6	8
7:37	Kawhi Leonard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	8
7:34	Draymond Green defensive rebound	6	8
7:20	Quinten Post makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stephen Curry assists)	6	11
7:00	Kris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	11
6:58	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	6	11
6:58	Moses Moody shooting foul	6	11
6:58	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2	7	11
6:58	Brandin Podziemski enters the game for Jimmy Butler III	7	11
6:58	Gary Payton II enters the game for Quinten Post	7	11
6:58	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2	8	11
6:46	Moses Moody misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	11
6:43	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	8	11
6:35	Moses Moody blocks John Collins 's 9-foot turnaround jump shot	8	11
6:34	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	8	11
6:29	Kobe Sanders makes 12-foot fade away jump shot (Kris Dunn assists)	10	11
6:19	Stephen Curry out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	11
6:02	Kobe Sanders misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	11
6:01	Warriors defensive team rebound	10	11
6:01	Ivica Zubac loose ball foul	10	11
6:01	Trayce Jackson-Davis enters the game for Draymond Green	10	11
5:48	Stephen Curry misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	11
5:45	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	10	11
5:40	Kawhi Leonard misses running pullup jump shot	10	11
5:38	Gary Payton II defensive rebound	10	11
5:32	Brandin Podziemski misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	10	11
5:31	Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound	10	11
5:30	Trayce Jackson-Davis misses tip shot	10	11
5:29	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	10	11
5:20	John Collins makes driving dunk (Kris Dunn assists)	12	11
5:20	Trayce Jackson-Davis shooting foul	12	11
5:20	Brook Lopez enters the game for Ivica Zubac	12	11
5:20	Jordan Miller enters the game for Kris Dunn	12	11
5:20	De'Anthony Melton enters the game for Moses Moody	12	11
5:20	John Collins misses free throw 1 of 1	12	11
5:17	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	12	11
5:06	Stephen Curry misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	11
5:04	John Collins defensive rebound	12	11
4:50	De'Anthony Melton personal foul	12	11
4:44	Kawhi Leonard makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	14	11
4:34	Brandin Podziemski makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	14	13
4:15	Jordan Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)	17	13
4:13	Warriors Full timeout	17	13
4:13	Nicolas Batum enters the game for John Collins	17	13
4:13	Will Richard enters the game for Gary Payton II	17	13
4:13	Jimmy Butler III enters the game for Stephen Curry	17	13
4:13	Al Horford enters the game for Trayce Jackson-Davis	17	13
3:48	Brandin Podziemski misses two point shot	17	13
3:45	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	17	13
3:27	Jordan Miller bad pass turnover (De'Anthony Melton steals)	17	13
3:10	Al Horford misses 14-foot jumper	17	13
3:06	Jordan Miller defensive rebound	17	13
2:54	Kawhi Leonard makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Brook Lopez assists)	19	13
2:41	De'Anthony Melton misses 6-foot floating jump shot	19	13
2:39	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	19	13
2:32	Kawhi Leonard makes driving layup	21	13
2:19	Nicolas Batum shooting foul	21	13
2:19	Jimmy Butler III makes free throw 1 of 2	21	14
2:19	Jimmy Butler III misses free throw 2 of 2	21	14
2:19	Quinten Post enters the game for Brandin Podziemski	21	14
2:16	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	21	14
2:08	Kawhi Leonard makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot	23	14
1:58	Jimmy Butler III lost ball turnover (Brook Lopez steals)	23	14
1:51	Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover (De'Anthony Melton steals)	23	14
1:44	Al Horford misses 25-foot running jump shot	23	14
1:44	Warriors offensive team rebound	23	14
1:44	Kobe Sanders loose ball foul	23	14
1:44	Kris Dunn enters the game for Kobe Sanders	23	14
1:37	Brook Lopez blocks De'Anthony Melton 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	23	14
1:36	Jimmy Butler III offensive rebound	23	14
1:35	Al Horford misses alley oop layup	23	14
1:34	Jordan Miller defensive rebound	23	14
1:23	De'Anthony Melton shooting foul	23	14
1:23	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	24	14
1:23	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	25	14
1:11	Kris Dunn personal foul	25	14
1:11	Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2	25	15
1:11	Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2	25	16
1:02	Kawhi Leonard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	16
58.2	Quinten Post defensive rebound	25	16
50.1	De'Anthony Melton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Richard assists)	25	19
33.7	Nicolas Batum makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jordan Miller assists)	28	19
25.9	Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	19
22.2	Jordan Miller defensive rebound	28	19
4.2	Nicolas Batum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Miller assists)	31	19
1.2	Jimmy Butler III misses heave jump shot	31	19
0.1	Warriors offensive team rebound	31	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	19

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Venue

Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

3:00 AM, January 6, 2026

Coverage

Peacock, NBC Sports BA

Attendance

17,927

Referees

Derrick Collins, Brian Forte, Justin Van Duyne

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	24	27	.471	W1
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

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