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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
Golden State Warriors 136

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Will Richard GS 30:41 11 6 5 3 1 1 3 5-12 1-5 0-0 +24
Stephen Curry GS 29:35 14 3 5 0 0 3 0 6-12 2-8 0-0 +2
Moses Moody GS 26:55 12 1 2 0 1 0 2 4-6 4-6 0-0 +6
Draymond Green GS 26:33 20 3 6 0 0 3 4 8-14 4-8 0-0 -4
Quinten Post GS 19:28 7 7 2 0 0 0 4 3-5 1-3 0-0 0
Brandin Podziemski 29:42 16 6 7 2 0 0 3 5-9 3-6 3-5 +16
De'Anthony Melton 21:27 24 6 3 1 0 1 2 8-16 3-6 5-5 +24
Al Horford 18:52 11 2 1 0 2 1 1 4-7 2-4 1-1 +20
Buddy Hield 17:43 14 3 1 2 3 0 2 5-8 2-5 2-2 +10
Gary Payton II 11:57 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 2-3 1-1 0-0 +2
Trayce Jackson-Davis 3:35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0
Pat Spencer 3:35 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 136 41 34 8 7 11 23 51-93 23-52 11-13

Did not play: Jimmy Butler III (DND - Personal), Jonathan Kuminga (DNP - Coach's Decision), Gui Santos (DND - Injury/Illness)

CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Brandon Miller GS 30:08 28 6 5 0 1 6 4 11-19 6-11 0-0 -5
Miles Bridges GS 29:57 9 4 2 0 0 2 2 4-12 1-6 0-0 -15
Kon Knueppel GS 29:19 24 11 2 1 1 2 3 9-14 4-5 2-2 -21
Ryan Kalkbrenner GS 24:10 4 7 3 2 0 0 0 2-3 0-0 0-1 +3
Sion James GS 24:01 2 2 3 1 0 0 4 0-5 0-3 2-2 -7
Collin Sexton 23:37 17 3 3 0 0 2 2 6-10 2-4 3-4 -15
LaMelo Ball 20:57 15 4 2 0 0 1 0 5-17 1-8 4-4 -9
Grant Williams 17:43 7 0 2 1 1 1 1 3-5 1-3 0-0 -17
Tidjane Salaün 16:34 2 4 2 0 0 1 3 0-2 0-1 2-2 0
Josh Green 15:06 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 -8
Pat Connaughton 4:15 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-4 0-1 1-2 -3
Tre Mann 4:15 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-2 0-0 -3
Totals 116 44 27 5 3 17 22 43-94 16-44 14-17

Lineups

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Warriors defense

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

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)