Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/2/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Monday, March 2, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: Peacock

The Golden State Warriors (31-28) welcome the Los Angeles Clippers (27-31) at Chase Center on Monday.

The Clippers faced off with the Timberwolves and ended up losing by a score of 94-88 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished having earned a 40.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 74) and made 5 of their 22 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Clippers buried 23 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 79.3%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 43.4% from the floor on 36 of 83 shooting. Minnesota earned 23 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Additionally, Minnesota pulled down 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Minnesota walked away from this one shooting 73.7% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 19 attempts. They converted 8 out of their 26 shots from downtown. When talking about fouls, the Clippers ended up walking away with 17 while the Timberwolves accumulated 19 fouls.

Derrick Jones Jr. is a player who had an impact in this matchup. He accumulated 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played for 32 mins played and also pulled down 1 rebound. Jones finished shooting 63.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Los Angeles enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 27-31 on the campaign. They are averaging 111.7 pts per contest (27th in the league) while going 47.8% from the field. The Clippers are hitting 36.0% on 3-point shots (710 of 1,971) and 83.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 40.8 boards per game and has tallied 1,361 assists for the season, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.1 times per game and as a team are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Clippers are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are giving up 36.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.2). The Clippers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (2,362 of 5,069) and they concede 41.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 8th in the league in giving up assists with 1,507 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 133-112 against the Grizzlies. The Warriors were able to corral 34 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 12 steals for this game. The Grizzlies committed 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Golden State made 19 of their 46 attempts (41.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors shot 49 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. The Warriors allowed the Grizzlies to make 41 of 84 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.8% in the game. They finished shooting 41.5% from 3-point land by going 17 of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). Concerning rebounding, Golden State allowed Memphis to pull down 34 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Will Richard pitched in for the Warriors for the game. He buried 9 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Richard earned 21 points in his 30 mins on the court and totaled 6 dimes in this game.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 31-28 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Warriors are shooting 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 21st in the league. Golden State has scored 6,834 points for the campaign (115.8 per game) and they grab 42.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 29.2 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per contest. The Warriors are responsible for committing 19.8 personal fouls every game and they go 80.8% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in points given up per game with 113.8. They are forcing 16.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (18th in basketball). The Golden State defense allows 35.1% on 3-pointers (742 of 2,111) and opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 26.9 assists and 44.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 16th and 19th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Golden State and under the total points

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