Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
October 21, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Lakers beat the Warriors 127-105 on 2026-10-21 at home. The Lakers started Luka Dončić, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Austin Reaves, and Walker Kessler. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton, Gui Santos, and Yaxel Lendeborg. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 4 points (1/2) in his matchups, with Matisse Thybulle as his primary defender. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 7 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Yaxel Lendeborg as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
127
Did not play: Cameron Carr (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Arthur Kaluma (Inactive - Coach's Decision), AK Okereke (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Collin Sexton (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Adou Thiero (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Jarred Vanderbilt (DNP - Coach's Decision)
GSW
Golden State Warriors
105
Did not play: Charles Bassey (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Jimmy Butler III (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Moses Moody (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Brandin Podziemski (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Kristaps Porziņģis (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Luka Dončić · Matisse Thybulle · Ziaire Williams · Austin Reaves · Walker Kessler Starter 11.7 min
- Quentin Grimes · Matisse Thybulle · Austin Reaves · Walker Kessler · Jake LaRavia 6.7 min
- Kevon Looney · Luka Dončić · Quentin Grimes · Sandro Mamukelashvili · Jake LaRavia 6.1 min
- Kevon Looney · Sandro Mamukelashvili · Jaden Hardy · Bronny James · Chris Mañon 4.5 min
- Quentin Grimes · Matisse Thybulle · Ziaire Williams · Austin Reaves · Walker Kessler 3.8 min
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · De'Anthony Melton · Gui Santos · Yaxel Lendeborg Starter 7.6 min
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Georges Niang · Gary Payton II · De'Anthony Melton 6.9 min
- Al Horford · Brandon Williams · Gui Santos · Yaxel Lendeborg · Will Richard 4.8 min
- Georges Niang · Malevy Leons · Will Richard · LJ Cryer · Graham Ike 3.6 min
- Al Horford · Georges Niang · Brandon Williams · Gui Santos · Yaxel Lendeborg 3.5 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 4 pts (1/2) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Matisse Thybulle (38 %, 0 pts) · Quentin Grimes (24 %, 0 pts) · Austin Reaves (18 %, 2 pts)
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Brandon Williams 10 pts (4/5) in 36 possessions
Guarded by: Quentin Grimes (49 %, 4 pts) · Matisse Thybulle (12 %, 0 pts) · Jake LaRavia (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | De'Anthony Melton: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Gary Payton II: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Walker Kessler | Draymond Green: 24 poss., 10 pts (5/5) · Graham Ike: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Luka Dončić | Yaxel Lendeborg: 19 poss., 9 pts (1/5) · Gary Payton II: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Quentin Grimes | Brandon Williams: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Stephen Curry: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ziaire Williams | De'Anthony Melton: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Gui Santos: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | Gui Santos: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Georges Niang: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Matisse Thybulle | Stephen Curry: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · De'Anthony Melton: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jake LaRavia | Yaxel Lendeborg: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Georges Niang: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevon Looney | Al Horford: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Graham Ike: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jaden Hardy | Will Richard: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Gary Payton II: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bronny James | LJ Cryer: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malevy Leons: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chris Mañon | Malevy Leons: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Will Richard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Warriors defense
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Luka Dončić 7 pts (3/10) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Yaxel Lendeborg (23 %, 2 pts) · Gui Santos (17 %, 0 pts) · Georges Niang (12 %, 0 pts)
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Austin Reaves 9 pts (3/9) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Gui Santos (17 %, 0 pts) · De'Anthony Melton (13 %, 0 pts) · Gary Payton II (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Yaxel Lendeborg | Luka Dončić: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Quentin Grimes: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Gui Santos | Austin Reaves: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Stephen Curry | Matisse Thybulle: 13 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Quentin Grimes: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Al Horford | Sandro Mamukelashvili: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevon Looney: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Will Richard | Jaden Hardy: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Sandro Mamukelashvili: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brandon Williams | Quentin Grimes: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jake LaRavia: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Draymond Green | Walker Kessler: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Austin Reaves: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Georges Niang | Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sandro Mamukelashvili: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Ziaire Williams: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Austin Reaves: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gary Payton II | Austin Reaves: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sandro Mamukelashvili: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Graham Ike | Kevon Looney: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Walker Kessler: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Malevy Leons | Chris Mañon: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden Hardy: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| LJ Cryer | Bronny James: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Chris Mañon: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |