Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
April 9, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Warriors 119-103 on 2026-04-09 on the road against the Warriors. The Warriors started Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton, Pat Spencer, Nate Williams, and Brandin Podziemski. The Lakers started LeBron James, Luke Kennard, Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura, and Jake LaRavia. LeBron James (Lakers) scored 16 points (7/11) in his matchups, with Pat Spencer as his primary defender. De'Anthony Melton (Warriors) scored 12 points (5/6) in his matchups, with Luke Kennard as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
GSW
Golden State Warriors
103
Did not play: Will Richard (DND - Injury/Illness), Gui Santos (DND - Injury/Illness)
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
119
Did not play: Chris Mañon (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
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De'Anthony Melton
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Pat Spencer
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Brandin Podziemski
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Nate Williams
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Draymond Green
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Draymond Green · De'Anthony Melton · Pat Spencer · Nate Williams · Brandin Podziemski Starter 7.7 min
- Seth Curry · Charles Bassey · Pat Spencer · Nate Williams · Malevy Leons 9.8 min
- Charles Bassey · Pat Spencer · Nate Williams · Malevy Leons · LJ Cryer 7.4 min
- Draymond Green · Seth Curry · Gary Payton II · De'Anthony Melton · Pat Spencer 5.3 min
- Charles Bassey · Nate Williams · Brandin Podziemski · Malevy Leons · LJ Cryer 3.9 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Luke Kennard · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia Starter 12.6 min
- LeBron James · Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jake LaRavia · Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia · Bronny James 5.3 min
- Drew Timme · Kobe Bufkin · Dalton Knecht · Bronny James · Adou Thiero 3.7 min
- Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Bronny 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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LeBron James 16 pts (7/11) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Pat Spencer (22 %, 1 pts) · Nate Williams (22 %, 2 pts) · Gary Payton II (11 %, 4 pts)
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Nick Smith Jr. 5 pts (2/3) in 21 possessions
Guarded by: Pat Spencer (40 %, 0 pts) · Nate Williams (17 %, 3 pts) · Charles Bassey (15 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Pat Spencer | LeBron James: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Jake LaRavia: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Nate Williams | LeBron James: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jake LaRavia: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Charles Bassey | Deandre Ayton: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Malevy Leons | Rui Hachimura: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Deandre Ayton: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Rui Hachimura: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Seth Curry | Bronny James: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kennard: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Draymond Green | Deandre Ayton: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| LJ Cryer | Bronny James: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gary Payton II | LeBron James: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Luke Kennard: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Luke Kennard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Lakers defense
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De'Anthony Melton 12 pts (5/6) in 29 possessions
Guarded by: Luke Kennard (29 %, 2 pts) · Rui Hachimura (22 %, 3 pts) · LeBron James (13 %, 0 pts)
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Brandin Podziemski 8 pts (4/10) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Rui Hachimura (32 %, 0 pts) · Deandre Ayton (15 %, 4 pts) · Luke Kennard (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| LeBron James | Nate Williams: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Pat Spencer: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Deandre Ayton | Charles Bassey: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Draymond Green: 13 poss., 7 pts (2/2) |
| Luke Kennard | Pat Spencer: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · De'Anthony Melton: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Rui Hachimura | Brandin Podziemski: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Malevy Leons: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jake LaRavia | Pat Spencer: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Nate Williams: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Charles Bassey: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nate Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bronny James | LJ Cryer: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malevy Leons: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nick Smith Jr. | Pat Spencer: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nate Williams: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Drew Timme | Nate Williams: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Seth Curry: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Adou Thiero | Seth Curry: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Charles Bassey: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Maxi Kleber | Charles Bassey: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Gary Payton II: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Bufkin | Seth Curry: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malevy Leons: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dalton Knecht | Seth Curry: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malevy Leons: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |