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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 22 | 30 | 19 | 38 | 109 |
 Warriors | 25 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 123 |
LALTeam statsGSW| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 40-9442.6% | 10-4025.0% | 19-2576.0% | 48 | 23 | 21 |
| GSW | 45-9945.5% | 16-4535.6% | 17-2373.9% | 48 | 31 | 18 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Golden State Warriors123| 33 | 33 | 10-22 | 4-13 | 9-9 | +20 | +11.8 | ||||||||
| 29 | 20 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +25 | +5.6 | ||||||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −2.5 | |||||
| 21 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +30 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 18 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +1.4 | ||||||
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| 28 | 12 | 4-15 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +3.5 | |||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0 | −11 | +0.4 | |||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 8 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | ||||
| Team | 123 | 45-9945.5% | 16-4535.6% | 48 | 31 | 18 | 23 | 17-2373.9% | 11 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 41 points on 16 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Patrick Baldwin Jr. (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers109| 36 | 27 | 10-22 | 0-3 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | −21 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 35 | 31 | 12-26 | 3-10 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 19 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0 | −6 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | −13 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | −5 | −1.4 | ||||||||
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| 23 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.9 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.3 | |||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7.4 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.3 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.0 | ||
| Team | 109 | 40-9442.6% | 10-4025.0% | 48 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19-2576.0% | 9 | 12 | 4 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Damian Jones (coach’s decision).
Warriors123Lakers109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Stephen Curry scored 33 points, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109 on opening night at Chase Center.
The Warriors took control with a 26-6 run in the third quarter and led by as many as 27.
Andrew Wiggins scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 31 points (18 in the paint), 15 rebounds and 8 assists, and Anthony Davis added 27 points and 4 steals.
The Warriors shot 45.5% from the field and 35.6% from 3 to the Lakers’ 42.6% and 25.0%. The Lakers outscored the Warriors 60-38 in the paint. The Warriors’ starters outscored the Lakers 30-16 in 10 minutes together.
Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 98 shots: 1.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-29 | 55.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 3-10 | 30.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 10-15 | 66.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-35 | 37.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Walker IV | 28 | 4 | 2-4 | −6 |
| Austin Reaves | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Patrick Beverley | 10 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Kendrick Nunn | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 10 | 3-9 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 25 | 3 | 1-2 | −4 |
| LeBron James | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Austin Reaves | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Nunn | 12 | 7 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Patrick Beverley | 8 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| LeBron James | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 45 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
GSW win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
GSW
Highest Leverage Moments
Thompson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (D. Green 3 AST)
Q3 10:38
10.9%
66→77
Nunn 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 4 AST)
Q3 11:23
9.5%
77→68
Ryan 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gabriel 1 AST)
Q2 8:32
9.2%
73→64
Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Curry 3 AST)
Q2 7:24
9.2%
64→73
Curry 1' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (D. Green 1 AST)
Q2 4:30
9.0%
68→77
