Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
October 21, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Warriors beat the Lakers 119-109 on 2025-10-21 on the road against the Lakers. The Lakers started Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, and Austin Reaves. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, and Brandin Podziemski. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 6 points (2/4) in his matchups, with Gabe Vincent as his primary defender. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 24 points (9/16) in his matchups, with Jimmy Butler III as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
109
Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision), Christian Koloko (DNP - Coach's Decision)
GSW
Golden State Warriors
119
Did not play: Trayce Jackson-Davis (DNP - Coach's Decision), Pat Spencer (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
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Gabe Vincent
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Austin Reaves
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Luka Dončić
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Rui Hachimura
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Deandre Ayton
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Gabe Vincent · Austin Reaves Starter 19.9 min
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves 8.3 min
- Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia 6.6 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Gabe Vincent · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 3.2 min
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Gabe Vincent 2.9 min
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · Draymond Green · Jonathan Kuminga · Brandin Podziemski Starter 14.7 min
- Jimmy Butler III · Draymond Green · Buddy Hield · Brandin Podziemski · Quinten Post 8.1 min
- Al Horford · Stephen Curry · Buddy Hield · Gary Payton II · Jonathan Kuminga 3.7 min
- Al Horford · Jimmy Butler III · Buddy Hield · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 2.7 min
- Al Horford · Stephen Curry · Gary Payton II · Jonathan Kuminga · Will Richard 2.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Lakers defense
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Stephen Curry 6 pts (2/4) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Gabe Vincent (48 %, 0 pts) · Marcus Smart (27 %, 2 pts) · Luka Dončić (7 %, 4 pts)
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Jimmy Butler III 21 pts (8/12) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Rui Hachimura (39 %, 6 pts) · Jake LaRavia (19 %, 2 pts) · Luka Dončić (14 %, 9 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Jonathan Kuminga: 45 poss., 16 pts (7/12) · Jimmy Butler III: 10 poss., 9 pts (4/5) |
| Deandre Ayton | Draymond Green: 32 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Al Horford: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Austin Reaves | Brandin Podziemski: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Gary Payton II: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Rui Hachimura | Jimmy Butler III: 27 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Buddy Hield: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gabe Vincent | Stephen Curry: 33 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brandin Podziemski: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Marcus Smart | Stephen Curry: 19 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Brandin Podziemski: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Al Horford: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Draymond Green: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jake LaRavia | Jimmy Butler III: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Buddy Hield: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Draymond Green: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quinten Post: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Warriors defense
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Luka Dončić 24 pts (9/16) in 84 possessions
Guarded by: Jimmy Butler III (28 %, 3 pts) · Jonathan Kuminga (18 %, 5 pts) · Gary Payton II (12 %, 0 pts)
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Austin Reaves 17 pts (5/11) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Brandin Podziemski (29 %, 4 pts) · Will Richard (17 %, 3 pts) · Buddy Hield (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | Luka Dončić: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Gabe Vincent: 9 poss., 10 pts (3/4) |
| Stephen Curry | Gabe Vincent: 25 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Marcus Smart: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jonathan Kuminga | Deandre Ayton: 22 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Rui Hachimura: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Austin Reaves: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Gabe Vincent: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Draymond Green | Deandre Ayton: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rui Hachimura: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Buddy Hield | Austin Reaves: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Marcus Smart: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Al Horford | Deandre Ayton: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jaxson Hayes: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Will Richard | Austin Reaves: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Luka Dončić: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Gary Payton II | Luka Dončić: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Austin Reaves: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Quinten Post | Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaxson Hayes: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gui Santos | Austin Reaves: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jake LaRavia: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |