Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings
January 9, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Warriors beat the Kings 137-103 on 2026-01-09 at home. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Draymond Green, Moses Moody, and Quinten Post. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Keon Ellis, and Maxime Raynaud. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 10 points (3/7) in his matchups, with Stephen Curry as his primary defender. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 7 points (3/6) in his matchups, with Keon Ellis as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
GSW
Golden State Warriors
137
Did not play: Jonathan Kuminga (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
103
Did not play: Drew Eubanks (DNP - Coach's Decision), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · Draymond Green · Moses Moody · Quinten Post Starter 8.6 min
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Gary Payton II · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski 10.4 min
- Al Horford · Jimmy Butler III · De'Anthony Melton · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 6.4 min
- Buddy Hield · Pat Spencer · Trayce Jackson-Davis · Quinten Post · Will Richard 4.5 min
- Al Horford · Jimmy Butler III · De'Anthony Melton · Moses Moody · Will Richard 3.2 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
-
Russell Westbrook
-
Keon Ellis
-
Zach LaVine
-
DeMar DeRozan
-
Maxime Raynaud
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Keon Ellis · Maxime Raynaud Starter 17.4 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Malik Monk · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 10.0 min
- Malik Monk · Keon Ellis · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 3.8 min
- Russell Westbrook · Zach LaVine · Precious Achiuwa · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud 3.2 min
- Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Malik Monk · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 2.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Warriors defense
-
Russell Westbrook 10 pts (3/7) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Stephen Curry (23 %, 3 pts) · Jimmy Butler III (20 %, 0 pts) · Gui Santos (18 %, 2 pts)
-
Malik Monk 15 pts (6/8) in 36 possessions
Guarded by: Will Richard (22 %, 2 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (21 %, 0 pts) · De'Anthony Melton (8 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Stephen Curry | Keon Ellis: 24 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Russell Westbrook: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Draymond Green | Maxime Raynaud: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · DeMar DeRozan: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jimmy Butler III | Russell Westbrook: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · DeMar DeRozan: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Nique Clifford: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dennis Schröder: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Moses Moody | Zach LaVine: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · DeMar DeRozan: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Gary Payton II | DeMar DeRozan: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dennis Schröder: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gui Santos | Russell Westbrook: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · DeMar DeRozan: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Zach LaVine: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nique Clifford: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Al Horford | Dylan Cardwell: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Maxime Raynaud: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Will Richard | Malik Monk: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dennis Schröder: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Quinten Post | Maxime Raynaud: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Keon Ellis: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Dylan Cardwell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nique Clifford: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pat Spencer | Nique Clifford: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dylan Cardwell: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Buddy Hield | Devin Carter: 4 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Nique Clifford: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
-
Stephen Curry 7 pts (3/6) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Keon Ellis (35 %, 0 pts) · Russell Westbrook (15 %, 0 pts) · Nique Clifford (13 %, 3 pts)
-
De'Anthony Melton 4 pts (1/2) in 30 possessions
Guarded by: Zach LaVine (26 %, 2 pts) · Dennis Schröder (23 %, 0 pts) · Nique Clifford (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | Jimmy Butler III: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Gui Santos: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Zach LaVine | Moses Moody: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · De'Anthony Melton: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Russell Westbrook | Stephen Curry: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Draymond Green: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Draymond Green: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quinten Post: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Keon Ellis | Stephen Curry: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quinten Post: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nique Clifford | Brandin Podziemski: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Stephen Curry: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Al Horford: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Draymond Green: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dennis Schröder | Gary Payton II: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · De'Anthony Melton: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Malik Monk | Brandin Podziemski: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Richard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Jimmy Butler III: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Richard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Devin Carter | Buddy Hield: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pat Spencer: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |