The Tuesday night NBA slate features five games, concluding with a Pacific Division battle in San Francisco between the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors.
Both teams have jumped out to a solid start this season. The Clippers are 2-1, while the Warriors own a 3-1 record. Golden State plays with no rest tonight after knocking off Memphis on Monday, 131-118 at home.
Let’s look at the Clippers vs. Warriors prediction and picks for Tuesday night’s showdown at Chase Center, tipping off at 11:00 p.m. ET on NBC.
Clippers vs. Warriors Prediction, Preview for 10/28/25
The Clippers were routed in their season opener at Utah, 129-108, while allowing 43 first quarter points. Head coach Tyronn Lue has bounced back with consecutive home victories over Portland and Phoenix.
After allowing 55% shooting from the floor to the Jazz, the Clippers limited the Blazers and Suns to each convert less than 41% of their attempts from the field.
The Warriors play their second division opponent tonight, as they took care of the Lakers in the opener, 119-109. Golden State outlasted Denver in overtime, 137-131, but struggled with no rest in a 139-119 setback at Portland the following night.
In last night’s 15-point victory over the Grizzlies, four players scored at least 20 points for the Warriors, led by F Jonathan Kuminga’s 25 points.
Veteran G Bradley Beal is sidelined tonight for the Clippers with lower back soreness. Beal is averaging 5.5 points per game through his first two games after signing with Los Angeles in the offseason.
Fellow ex-Florida Gator Al Horford will return this evening for Golden State after he sat out the Memphis win for load management reasons. Horford scored 13 points in last Thursday’s overtime victory over Denver.
Los Angeles Clippers
- The Clips posted the fourth-worst defensive rating of the season against the Jazz at 135.8. L.A. has rebounded with an average defensive rating of 105 in the past two victories.
- Through three games, the Clippers rank fifth in the NBA in 3-point shooting at 40%.
- L.A. leads the league in EFG% at 61.1%, while Golden State sits 29th in defensive EFG% at 59.2%.
Golden State Warriors
- The Warriors led the NBA last season with 71.4% of their field goals being assisted. Golden State remains atop the league in that category at 73.1% through four games.
- In Monday’s win over Memphis, head coach Steve Kerr’s team posted their best EFG% of the young season at 64.5%.
- Golden State has lost seven consecutive meetings with L.A. dating back to December 2023.
Clippers vs. Warriors Picks & NBA DFS
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Clippers G James Harden vs. Warriors Projection: 20.5 Points
- Harden scored 20 points and dished out 13 assists in Sunday’s 114-107 home win over Portland.
- His lowest scoring output of the season came in the opening night loss at Utah, when he put up 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
- The Beard's 3-point shooting has been inconsistent so far even though he has converted 39.1% of his attempts. He hit 5-of-7 shots from long distance in last Friday’s win at Phoenix, but is 4-of-16 in the other two games.
- In four games against the Warriors last season, Harden racked up 23.0 ppg. In the two games in San Francisco, he scored 23 and 39 points, but was limited to 12 and 18 points in the home matchups.
Warriors G Stephen Curry vs. Clippers Projection: 24.5 Points
- Curry is averaging 29.0 points per game, but it gets more interesting — in two home games, he’s putting up 29.0 ppg. In his two road contests, he is averaging 29.0 ppg.
- He was limited to a season-low 16 points against Memphis on Monday, while knocking down 4 treys and converting only 2 free throws.
- In three matchups with the Clippers last season, Curry compiled 26.7 ppg, capped off by a 36-point showing in the final meeting on April 13.
- The two-time MVP is hitting 47.6% of his attempts from 3-point range at home. The Clippers have limited their last two opponents to 30.7% shooting from downtown.
Clippers F Kawhi Leonard vs. Warriors Projection: 29.5 Pts+Rebs
- Leonard is averaging 22.3 ppg and 6.3 rebounds per game, his highest scoring average through three games since 2023-24.
- The two-time NBA Finals MVP put together his first double-double of the season against Portland with 30 points and 10 rebounds.
- In his lone matchup with Golden State last season, Leonard torched the Warriors for 33 points on 13-of-20 shooting.
- Golden State has allowed two players to pull down at least 10 rebounds this season. The two players might be known to a few basketball fans: Nuggets C Nikola Jokic and Lakers G Luka Doncic.
- Leonard closed the 2024-25 regular season with at least 30 points and rebounds in six of his final seven road games. He was held to 10 points and 4 rebounds in the opening loss at Utah.
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The Clippers look to continue their dominance of the Warriors after capturing all four matchups last season. Can Golden State break through tonight at home?
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