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Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

January 2, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Thunder beat the Warriors 131-94 on 2026-01-02 on the road against the Warriors. The Warriors started Moses Moody, Gui Santos, Brandin Podziemski, Quinten Post, and Will Richard. The Thunder started Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, and Cason Wallace. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 6 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Will Richard as his primary defender. Brandin Podziemski (Warriors) scored 11 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Cason Wallace as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors 94

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Will Richard GS 27:12 13 5 1 1 0 1 0 5-15 2-6 1-1 -19
Moses Moody GS 27:02 13 2 0 1 0 3 3 6-12 1-4 0-1 -14
Brandin Podziemski GS 26:18 12 4 4 1 1 1 1 4-13 1-4 3-5 -10
Gui Santos GS 26:12 9 8 0 0 1 3 1 2-4 1-3 4-6 -10
Quinten Post GS 22:48 11 3 2 1 0 1 5 4-10 1-6 2-2 -21
Pat Spencer 31:13 3 3 11 1 0 3 1 1-8 1-4 0-0 -41
Trayce Jackson-Davis 24:14 7 9 3 1 1 1 3 1-6 0-0 5-6 -22
Buddy Hield 23:41 11 2 1 2 0 2 3 4-11 3-9 0-0 -18
Al Horford 15:46 13 6 0 0 2 1 1 4-6 3-5 2-2 -15
Gary Payton II 15:34 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-5 0-3 0-0 -15
Totals 94 43 23 8 5 16 18 32-90 13-44 17-23

Did not play: Jonathan Kuminga (DND - Injury/Illness)

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder 131

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GS 28:11 30 1 7 0 0 3 1 10-20 3-5 7-7 +26
Luguentz Dort GS 26:13 11 3 0 1 0 0 2 4-5 3-4 0-0 +33
Chet Holmgren GS 26:03 15 15 4 1 4 2 1 5-8 1-3 4-4 +23
Jalen Williams GS 20:33 12 6 2 0 0 1 4 5-11 0-2 2-2 +3
Cason Wallace GS 14:11 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1-4 0-1 0-0 +19
Aaron Wiggins 27:05 15 3 2 0 1 2 3 5-11 3-6 2-2 +19
Ajay Mitchell 25:05 11 2 6 2 0 3 2 5-7 1-1 0-0 +21
Branden Carlson 21:38 15 11 2 2 0 1 3 6-9 1-2 2-2 +13
Isaiah Joe 19:55 5 2 4 0 0 1 2 2-5 1-4 0-0 +3
Kenrich Williams 12:00 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 1-2 0-1 0-0 +8
Alex Caruso 10:43 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1-3 0-2 2-2 +17
Chris Youngblood 8:23 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 3-7 3-7 0-0 0
Totals 131 51 34 10 5 13 21 48-92 16-38 19-19

Lineups

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder

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
Pat Spencer Aaron Wiggins: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ajay Mitchell: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Brandin Podziemski Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luguentz Dort: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Moses Moody Luguentz Dort: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jalen Williams: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Will Richard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Isaiah Joe: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Trayce Jackson-Davis Chet Holmgren: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Branden Carlson: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Gui Santos Aaron Wiggins: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jalen Williams: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Buddy Hield Ajay Mitchell: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Luguentz Dort: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Quinten Post Chet Holmgren: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Branden Carlson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Al Horford Branden Carlson: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Alex Caruso: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Gary Payton II Ajay Mitchell: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Wiggins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2)

Thunder defense

Defender Guarded most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Moses Moody: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Will Richard: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/4)
Chet Holmgren Trayce Jackson-Davis: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Quinten Post: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Aaron Wiggins Gui Santos: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Brandin Podziemski: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Luguentz Dort Will Richard: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moses Moody: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Ajay Mitchell Pat Spencer: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Williams Will Richard: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Moses Moody: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Joe Pat Spencer: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Buddy Hield: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Branden Carlson Trayce Jackson-Davis: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Al Horford: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Cason Wallace Brandin Podziemski: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Richard: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kenrich Williams Quinten Post: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Moses Moody: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Alex Caruso Pat Spencer: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brandin Podziemski: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Chris Youngblood Buddy Hield: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Pat Spencer: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1)