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
94
Did not play: Jonathan Kuminga (DND - Injury/Illness)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
131
Lineups
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Moses Moody · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Quinten Post · Will Richard Starter 10.7 min
- Al Horford · Buddy Hield · Pat Spencer · Brandin Podziemski · Quinten Post 4.4 min
- Buddy Hield · Pat Spencer · Gui Santos · Trayce Jackson-Davis · Quinten Post 4.3 min
- Buddy Hield · Gary Payton II · Pat Spencer · Trayce Jackson-Davis · Will Richard 3.3 min
- Gary Payton II · Pat Spencer · Moses Moody · Trayce Jackson-Davis · Will Richard 3.2 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace Starter 6.5 min
- Kenrich Williams · Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Branden Carlson · Chris Youngblood 5.9 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams 5.4 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell 4.7 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Aaron Wiggins · Ajay Mitchell · Branden Carlson 3.6 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 pts (2/7) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Will Richard (31 %, 6 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (16 %, 0 pts) · Moses Moody (12 %, 0 pts)
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Jalen Williams 9 pts (1/5) in 41 possessions
Guarded by: Moses Moody (26 %, 0 pts) · Gui Santos (22 %, 3 pts) · Will Richard (11 %, 0 pts)
| 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
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Brandin Podziemski 11 pts (5/11) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Cason Wallace (16 %, 0 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (14 %, 4 pts) · Ajay Mitchell (14 %, 0 pts)
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Buddy Hield 9 pts (2/8) in 43 possessions
Guarded by: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (18 %, 5 pts) · Ajay Mitchell (18 %, 0 pts) · Isaiah Joe (16 %, 2 pts)
| 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) |