Golden State Warriors vs. Charlotte Hornets
January 17, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Warriors beat the Hornets 136-116 on 2026-01-17 at home. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Moses Moody, Quinten Post, and Will Richard. The Hornets started Miles Bridges, Brandon Miller, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel, and Sion James. LaMelo Ball (Hornets) scored 3 points (1/4) in his matchups, with Buddy Hield as his primary defender. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 2 points (1/9) in his matchups, with Sion James as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
GSW
Golden State Warriors
136
Did not play: Jimmy Butler III (DND - Personal), Jonathan Kuminga (DNP - Coach's Decision), Gui Santos (DND - Injury/Illness)
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
116
Lineups
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Moses Moody · Quinten Post · Will Richard Starter 9.5 min
- Al Horford · Buddy Hield · De'Anthony Melton · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 4.4 min
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Buddy Hield · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 4.0 min
- Al Horford · De'Anthony Melton · Moses Moody · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 3.9 min
- Al Horford · Stephen Curry · Gary Payton II · De'Anthony Melton · Brandin Podziemski 3.4 min
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Miles Bridges · Brandon Miller · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel · Sion James Starter 7.9 min
- Pat Connaughton · Collin Sexton · Josh Green · Tre Mann · Tidjane Salaün 4.3 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · Brandon Miller · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel 4.1 min
- Miles Bridges · Grant Williams · LaMelo Ball · Brandon Miller · Sion James 3.9 min
- LaMelo Ball · Brandon Miller · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Tidjane Salaün · Sion James 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Warriors defense
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LaMelo Ball 3 pts (1/4) in 37 possessions
Guarded by: Buddy Hield (22 %, 3 pts) · De'Anthony Melton (20 %, 0 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (14 %, 0 pts)
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Brandon Miller 10 pts (3/11) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Moses Moody (38 %, 3 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (12 %, 0 pts) · Will Richard (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Will Richard | Miles Bridges: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Collin Sexton: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Stephen Curry | Sion James: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Collin Sexton: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Collin Sexton: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kon Knueppel: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Moses Moody | Brandon Miller: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kon Knueppel: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Draymond Green | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 27 poss., 18 pts (7/11) · Miles Bridges: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| De'Anthony Melton | LaMelo Ball: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kon Knueppel: 7 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Quinten Post | Kon Knueppel: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tidjane Salaün: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Al Horford | Grant Williams: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Miles Bridges: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Buddy Hield | LaMelo Ball: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kon Knueppel: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Gary Payton II | Miles Bridges: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Josh Green: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Pat Connaughton: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tidjane Salaün: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pat Spencer | Josh Green: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tidjane Salaün: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hornets defense
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Stephen Curry 2 pts (1/9) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Sion James (27 %, 0 pts) · Kon Knueppel (19 %, 0 pts) · Miles Bridges (13 %, 0 pts)
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De'Anthony Melton 7 pts (2/6) in 38 possessions
Guarded by: LaMelo Ball (30 %, 4 pts) · Kon Knueppel (15 %, 0 pts) · Sion James (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | Stephen Curry: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Richard: 10 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Brandon Miller | Moses Moody: 25 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Will Richard: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Miles Bridges | Draymond Green: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Will Richard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Draymond Green: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Quinten Post: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Collin Sexton | Will Richard: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Stephen Curry: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Sion James | Stephen Curry: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brandin Podziemski: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| LaMelo Ball | De'Anthony Melton: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Will Richard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Grant Williams | Al Horford: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Brandin Podziemski: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Green | Brandin Podziemski: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Stephen Curry: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tidjane Salaün | Buddy Hield: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moses Moody: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pat Connaughton | Buddy Hield: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Richard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tre Mann | Pat Spencer: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Buddy Hield: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |