Warriors 127-120 Clippers (18 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

16-51, 7-25 away

120

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	27	24	30	39	120
GS	25	34	33	35	127

Golden State Warriors

24-43, 18-16 home

127

Brandan Wright misses 4-foot two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike makes 15-foot two point shot (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Brandan Wright makes 7-foot two point shot (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Marcus Camby blocks Ronny Turiaf's layup
Monta Ellis makes layup (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Kelenna Azubuike misses 3-foot two point shot
Monta Ellis makes 21-foot two point shot (Brandan Wright assists)
Monta Ellis makes 19-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes two point shot (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Kelenna Azubuike makes 19-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Marco Belinelli's 8-foot jumper
Brandan Wright misses 3-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis makes layup (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Monta Ellis makes 21-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 21-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Corey Maggette's 5-foot jumper
Monta Ellis misses 17-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 9-foot jumper
Jermareo Davidson misses 17-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 4-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
Monta Ellis makes 17-foot jumper
Monta Ellis makes 5-foot running jumper
Jermareo Davidson makes 18-foot jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
Anthony Randolph misses hook shot
Anthony Randolph makes two point shot
Corey Maggette makes 3-foot two point shot (Anthony Randolph assists)
Anthony Morrow makes driving layup (Corey Maggette assists)
Anthony Randolph misses 4-foot hook shot
Anthony Randolph makes driving layup
C.J. Watson misses 18-foot jumper
Kelenna Azubuike makes 1-foot two point shot
Anthony Morrow makes 14-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 14-foot jumper (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Corey Maggette makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Kelenna Azubuike misses 4-foot jumper
Corey Maggette makes two point shot (Monta Ellis assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 25-foot three point jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
Monta Ellis misses 16-foot jumper
Monta Ellis makes driving layup (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Kelenna Azubuike misses 14-foot jumper
Monta Ellis misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Brandan Wright's 4-foot jumper
Ronny Turiaf makes 4-foot two point shot
Brandan Wright makes 8-foot two point shot (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis misses 20-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot jumper
Monta Ellis makes 2-foot two point shot
Ronny Turiaf makes two point shot (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Monta Ellis misses two point shot
Anthony Morrow makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Kelenna Azubuike misses jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 6-foot two point shot (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Kelenna Azubuike misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 27-foot three pointer (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Anthony Randolph makes two point shot (Monta Ellis assists)
Anthony Randolph makes 17-foot two point shot (Anthony Morrow assists)
Monta Ellis makes 20-foot two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike misses 1-foot two point shot
Corey Maggette misses 15-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph makes two point shot (Monta Ellis assists)
C.J. Watson misses 31-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike makes layup (Anthony Morrow assists)
C.J. Watson makes 7-foot two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike misses 19-foot jumper
Ronny Turiaf misses 14-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 22-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 24-foot three point jumper
Corey Maggette makes driving layup (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Monta Ellis makes 4-foot two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike misses 5-foot two point shot
Monta Ellis misses 18-foot two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike makes 27-foot three pointer (Monta Ellis assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis makes driving layup
Monta Ellis makes two point shot
Corey Maggette misses 14-foot two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike makes driving layup
Anthony Randolph makes 19-foot two point shot
Baron Davis makes driving layup
Marcus Camby misses two point shot
Al Thornton makes 2-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 7-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)
Brandan Wright blocks Eric Gordon's jumper
Marcus Camby makes two point shot
Brandan Wright blocks Chris Kaman's jumper
Al Thornton misses 11-foot two point shot
Ronny Turiaf blocks Marcus Camby's layup
Eric Gordon makes 22-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses 16-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 2-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)
Baron Davis makes 9-foot two point shot
Ronny Turiaf blocks Chris Kaman's 10-foot two point shot
Al Thornton misses 17-foot jumper
Ronny Turiaf blocks Marcus Camby's 4-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses tip shot
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandan Wright blocks Eric Gordon's 4-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 3-foot jumper
Zach Randolph misses 14-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 4-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)
Marcus Camby makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Zach Randolph misses layup
Jermareo Davidson blocks Zach Randolph's 4-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses 13-foot jumper
Zach Randolph makes 14-foot jumper (Mike Taylor assists)
Al Thornton makes 2-foot two point shot
Steve Novak misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zach Randolph misses tip shot
Zach Randolph makes 4-foot two point shot (Al Thornton assists)
Fred Jones misses two point shot
Al Thornton makes 18-foot jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Zach Randolph misses 17-foot jumper
Steve Novak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Taylor assists)
Steve Novak makes 23-foot jumper (Mike Taylor assists)
Fred Jones misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Novak misses 18-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 3-foot two point shot
Baron Davis makes 18-foot two point shot
Fred Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton makes 5-foot two point shot
Baron Davis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 18-foot jumper (Baron Davis assists)
Marcus Camby misses 2-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis misses 16-foot two point shot
Anthony Morrow blocks Baron Davis's 4-foot jumper
Baron Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 21-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes 3-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)
Baron Davis misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby misses tip shot
Marcus Camby makes tip shot
Baron Davis misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot two point shot
Marcus Camby makes tip shot
Marcus Camby misses 20-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes 5-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes 4-foot running jumper
Eric Gordon misses jumper
Zach Randolph misses 18-foot jumper
Baron Davis misses two point shot
Chris Kaman makes layup
Fred Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis makes driving layup (Fred Jones assists)
Zach Randolph makes 4-foot two point shot (Steve Novak assists)
Baron Davis makes 27-foot three pointer
Fred Jones misses 24-foot three pointer
Zach Randolph makes 5-foot two point shot (Steve Novak assists)
Steve Novak misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Novak makes 26-foot three pointer (Eric Gordon assists)
Steve Novak makes 28-foot three pointer (Fred Jones assists)
Zach Randolph makes 16-foot two point shot
Al Thornton misses 17-foot two point shot
Al Thornton makes 15-foot two point shot
Zach Randolph misses 6-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph blocks Baron Davis's 4-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
Steve Novak misses 14-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes tip shot
Al Thornton misses 17-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 5-foot two point shot
Baron Davis makes 12-foot two point shot
Zach Randolph makes dunk (Al Thornton assists)
Baron Davis makes 28-foot three pointer (Fred Jones assists)
Fred Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zach Randolph makes 26-foot three pointer (Baron Davis assists)
Al Thornton makes driving layup (Steve Novak assists)
Baron Davis makes 26-foot three pointer (Steve Novak assists)
Baron Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike blocks Zach Randolph's 4-foot jumper
Steve Novak misses 26-foot three point jumper

CLIPPERS

WARRIORS

TIME		LAC	GS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Brandan Wright (Eric Gordon gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Baron Davis makes driving layup	2	0
11:48	Ronny Turiaf shooting foul (Baron Davis draws the foul)	2	0
11:48	Baron Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	3	0
11:36	Brandan Wright misses 4-foot two point shot	3	0
11:34	Golden State offensive rebound	3	0
11:26	Kelenna Azubuike makes 15-foot two point shot (Ronny Turiaf assists)	3	2
11:06	Marcus Camby misses two point shot	3	2
11:04	Kelenna Azubuike defensive rebound	3	2
10:57	Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ronny Turiaf assists)	3	5
10:44	Kelenna Azubuike personal foul (Baron Davis draws the foul)	3	5
10:33	Al Thornton makes 2-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)	5	5
10:17	Brandan Wright makes 7-foot two point shot (Kelenna Azubuike assists)	5	7
10:03	Eric Gordon misses 20-foot jumper	5	7
10:02	Al Thornton offensive rebound	5	7
9:52	Chris Kaman makes 7-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)	7	7
9:41	Marcus Camby blocks Ronny Turiaf's layup	7	7
9:38	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	7	7
9:34	Brandan Wright blocks Eric Gordon's jumper	7	7
9:33	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	7	7
9:30	Marcus Camby makes two point shot	9	7
9:18	Monta Ellis makes layup (Ronny Turiaf assists)	9	9
8:55	Brandan Wright blocks Chris Kaman's jumper	9	9
8:52	Brandan Wright defensive rebound	9	9
8:48	Kelenna Azubuike misses 3-foot two point shot	9	9
8:45	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	9	9
8:37	Al Thornton misses 11-foot two point shot	9	9
8:33	Brandan Wright defensive rebound	9	9
8:29	Monta Ellis makes 21-foot two point shot (Brandan Wright assists)	9	11
8:02	Ronny Turiaf blocks Marcus Camby's layup	9	11
8:00	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	9	11
8:00	Brandan Wright shooting foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)	9	11
8:00	Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2	9	11
8:00	Los Angeles offensive rebound	9	11
8:00	Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2	10	11
7:48	Ronny Turiaf bad pass (Al Thornton steals)	10	11
7:43	Eric Gordon makes 22-foot jumper	12	11
7:30	Ronny Turiaf turnover	12	11
7:18	Brandan Wright illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	12	11
7:18	Baron Davis makes technical free throw	13	11
7:05	Marcus Camby misses 16-foot jumper	13	11
7:05	Monta Ellis defensive rebound	13	11
6:58	Monta Ellis makes 19-foot two point shot	13	13
6:47	Al Thornton misses 9-foot jumper	13	13
6:46	Kelenna Azubuike defensive rebound	13	13
6:33	Brandan Wright bad pass	13	13
6:22	Chris Kaman makes 2-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)	15	13
6:11	Marco Belinelli makes two point shot (Ronny Turiaf assists)	15	15
5:56	Baron Davis makes 9-foot two point shot	17	15
5:37	Kelenna Azubuike makes 19-foot jumper	17	17
5:22	Ronny Turiaf blocks Chris Kaman's 10-foot two point shot	17	17
5:18	Ronny Turiaf defensive rebound	17	17
5:13	Marcus Camby blocks Marco Belinelli's 8-foot jumper	17	17
5:11	Baron Davis defensive rebound	17	17
5:00	Al Thornton misses 17-foot jumper	17	17
4:58	Ronny Turiaf defensive rebound	17	17
4:54	Kelenna Azubuike offensive foul (Al Thornton draws the foul)	17	17
4:54	Kelenna Azubuike turnover	17	17
4:54	Golden State full timeout	17	17
4:54	Zach Randolph enters the game for Chris Kaman	17	17
4:43	Ronny Turiaf blocks Marcus Camby's 4-foot jumper	17	17
4:41	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	17	17
4:41	Marcus Camby misses tip shot	17	17
4:35	Eric Gordon offensive rebound	17	17
4:33	Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	17
4:31	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	17	17
4:24	Brandan Wright blocks Eric Gordon's 4-foot jumper	17	17
4:22	Brandan Wright defensive rebound	17	17
4:16	Brandan Wright misses 3-foot two point shot	17	17
4:13	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	17	17
3:51	Al Thornton misses 3-foot jumper	17	17
3:47	Kelenna Azubuike defensive rebound	17	17
3:44	Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	17
3:41	Kelenna Azubuike offensive rebound	17	17
3:41	Monta Ellis makes layup (Kelenna Azubuike assists)	17	19
3:41	Marcus Camby shooting foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)	17	19
3:41	Corey Maggette enters the game for Kelenna Azubuike	17	19
3:41	Monta Ellis makes free throw 1 of 1	17	20
3:26	Corey Maggette illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	17	20
3:26	Baron Davis makes technical free throw	18	20
3:26	Fred Jones enters the game for Al Thornton	18	20
3:14	Zach Randolph misses 14-foot jumper	18	20
3:13	Brandan Wright defensive rebound	18	20
3:05	Monta Ellis makes 21-foot jumper	18	22
2:54	Marcus Camby makes 4-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)	20	22
2:54	Brandan Wright shooting foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)	20	22
2:54	Los Angeles full timeout	20	22
2:54	Anthony Randolph enters the game for Brandan Wright	20	22
2:54	Marcus Camby makes free throw 1 of 1	21	22
2:35	Eric Gordon personal foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)	21	22
2:29	Anthony Randolph misses 21-foot jumper	21	22
2:27	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	21	22
2:13	Marcus Camby makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	23	22
1:51	Eric Gordon shooting foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul)	23	22
1:51	Corey Maggette makes free throw 1 of 2	23	23
1:51	Steve Novak enters the game for Eric Gordon	23	23
1:51	Jermareo Davidson enters the game for Ronny Turiaf	23	23
1:51	Corey Maggette misses free throw 2 of 2	23	23
1:50	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	23	23
1:30	Zach Randolph misses layup	23	23
1:29	Corey Maggette defensive rebound	23	23
1:28	Corey Maggette traveling	23	23
1:19	Marco Belinelli personal foul (Baron Davis draws the foul)	23	23
1:19	Baron Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	24	23
1:19	Baron Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
1:01	Marcus Camby blocks Corey Maggette's 5-foot jumper	25	23
1:00	Steve Novak defensive rebound	25	23
52.6	Corey Maggette personal foul (Baron Davis draws the foul)	25	23
52.6	Baron Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	26	23
52.6	Baron Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	27	23
40.9	Monta Ellis misses 17-foot jumper	27	23
39.9	Fred Jones defensive rebound	27	23
28.9	Jermareo Davidson blocks Zach Randolph's 4-foot jumper	27	23
27.6	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	27	23
24.8	Fred Jones shooting foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul)	27	23
24.8	Marco Belinelli makes free throw 1 of 2	27	24
24.8	Marco Belinelli makes free throw 2 of 2	27	25
3.9	Marcus Camby misses 13-foot jumper	27	25
1.9	Los Angeles defensive rebound	27	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	25

Regular Season Series

GS wins 3-1

Warriors
121
Clippers
103

Game 1

15/11

Clippers
92
Warriors
107

Game 2

26/1

Warriors
105
Clippers
118

Game 3

24/2

Clippers
120
Warriors
127

Game 4

18/3

Oracle Arena

2:30 AM, 18 March 2009

Oakland, CA

Attendance: 18,223

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Matt Boland
David Jones

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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