Washington Wizards vs. Golden State Warriors
March 16, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Warriors beat the Wizards 125-117 on 2026-03-16 on the road against the Wizards. The Wizards started Trae Young, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson, Will Riley, and Julian Reese. The Warriors started Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton, Gui Santos, Brandin Podziemski, and Will Richard. Kristaps Porziņģis (Warriors) scored 14 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Julian Reese as his primary defender. Trae Young (Wizards) scored 12 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Will Richard as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
WAS
Washington Wizards
117
Did not play: Justin Champagnie (DNP - Coach's Decision)
GSW
Golden State Warriors
125
Did not play: Al Horford (NWT - Not With Team), Moses Moody (DND - Injury/Illness), Quinten Post (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Trae Young · Bilal Coulibaly · Tre Johnson · Will Riley · Julian Reese Starter 10.0 min
- Anthony Gill · Jaden Hardy · Bilal Coulibaly · Will Riley · Julian Reese 9.1 min
- Trae Young · Anthony Gill · Bilal Coulibaly · Tre Johnson · Will Riley 7.7 min
- Anthony Gill · Sharife Cooper · Tristan Vukčević · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins 5.3 min
- Anthony Gill · Sharife Cooper · Tristan Vukčević · Jamir Watkins · Will Riley 4.7 min
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Draymond Green · De'Anthony Melton · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard Starter 5.9 min
- Kristaps Porziņģis · Pat Spencer · Gui Santos · Malevy Leons · Will Richard 4.9 min
- Draymond Green · Gary Payton II · De'Anthony Melton · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 4.0 min
- Kristaps Porziņģis · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Malevy Leons · Will Richard 3.6 min
- Draymond Green · Kristaps Porziņģis · Gary Payton II · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 3.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Wizards defense
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Kristaps Porziņģis 14 pts (5/11) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Julian Reese (24 %, 4 pts) · Anthony Gill (21 %, 0 pts) · Will Riley (14 %, 5 pts)
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De'Anthony Melton 6 pts (3/8) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Trae Young (20 %, 0 pts) · Tre Johnson (16 %, 4 pts) · Will Riley (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Will Riley | Will Richard: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Bilal Coulibaly | Will Richard: 17 poss., 9 pts (4/5) · Draymond Green: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Anthony Gill | Gui Santos: 22 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Kristaps Porziņģis: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Reese | Draymond Green: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kristaps Porziņģis: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Tre Johnson | Brandin Podziemski: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · De'Anthony Melton: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Trae Young | Gary Payton II: 15 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · De'Anthony Melton: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jamir Watkins | Gui Santos: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malevy Leons: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Kristaps Porziņģis: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Draymond Green: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jaden Hardy | Gary Payton II: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Richard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bub Carrington | Pat Spencer: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brandin Podziemski: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sharife Cooper | Will Richard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Malevy Leons: 4 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
Warriors defense
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Trae Young 12 pts (4/7) in 45 possessions
Guarded by: Will Richard (31 %, 0 pts) · De'Anthony Melton (26 %, 2 pts) · Gary Payton II (12 %, 5 pts)
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Tristan Vukcevic 4 pts (2/7) in 30 possessions
Guarded by: Kristaps Porziņģis (25 %, 2 pts) · Draymond Green (25 %, 0 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Will Richard | Will Riley: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Trae Young: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Trae Young: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Bilal Coulibaly: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Draymond Green | Julian Reese: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/7) · Bilal Coulibaly: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Tre Johnson: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Will Riley: 8 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Gui Santos | Anthony Gill: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Bilal Coulibaly: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | Julian Reese: 16 poss., 4 pts (0/2) · Anthony Gill: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Gary Payton II | Will Riley: 17 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Bilal Coulibaly: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Pat Spencer | Sharife Cooper: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Riley: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Malevy Leons | Anthony Gill: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jamir Watkins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nate Williams | Will Riley: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bub Carrington: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Omer Yurtseven | Anthony Gill: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tristan Vukcevic: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |