| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State Warriors | 33 | 19 | 16 | 37 | 105 |
 Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 32 | 36 | 25 | 127 |
Walker Kessler scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 127-105 in the season opener for both teams at Crypto.com Arena.
The Lakers led by as many as 35, pulling away with a 27-6 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Luka Dončić had 28 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry scored 23 points. Brandon Williams had 14 points and three steals off the bench in his first game with the Warriors.
Los Angeles LakersGolden State WarriorsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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Los Angeles Lakers127| 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 10-10 | +25 | 31:56 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +5.5 | |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +24 | 29:48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +10.1 | |
| 28 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7-18 | 5-12 | 9-9 | +31 | 29:42 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5.3 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +12 | 24:05 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −1.4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +12 | 23:10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −4.4 | |
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| 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +20 | 27:28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +12 | 22:11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −0.6 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +14 | 17:56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −7 | 14:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | −11 | 6:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −11 | 6:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −2.5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −11 | 5:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1.5 | |
| Team | 127 | 43 | 10 | 28 | 46-8156.8% | 11-2839.3% | 24-2788.9% | 240 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 25 | ||
Did not play: Cameron Carr, Collin Sexton and Adou Thiero (inactive - injury/illness); Arthur Kaluma and AK Okereke (inactive - coach’s decision); Jarred Vanderbilt (coach’s decision).
Golden State Warriors105| 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-3 | −21 | 28:40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −2.6 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | −14 | 24:44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 7-7 | −22 | 21:11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −22 | 21:11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | −3.8 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | −16 | 20:51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −5.8 | |
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| 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 20:10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-1 | −9 | 19:53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −3.1 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | −18 | 18:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −4.1 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 7-7 | −7 | 17:49 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1.9 | |
| 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | −13 | 17:18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −3.7 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | +12 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3.9 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +10 | 8:57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.2 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +10 | 8:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.3 | |
| Team | 105 | 36 | 15 | 25 | 38-9241.3% | 8-3622.2% | 21-2777.8% | 240 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 19 | ||
Did not play: Brandin Podziemski, Charles Bassey, Jimmy Butler III and Moses Moody (inactive - injury/illness); Kristaps Porziņģis (coach’s decision).
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Lakers won on shooting (+31.0) and free throws (+3.0). The Warriors’ edges: offensive rebounds (+5.5) and fewer turnovers (+2.2).
Points from the Lakers’ side. Shooting is the difference in points per shot on the average number of shots; each turnover is a shot not taken and each offensive rebound a shot more, at the average points per shot; free throws are their points less the shots the trips used (0.44 of a shot each).
100 points from the field on 80 shots: 8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 27-34 | 79.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-15 | 40.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 2-4 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-20 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxel Lendeborg | 19 | 9 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Gary Payton II | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Gui Santos | 7 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Will Richard | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 2-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draymond Green | 24 | 10 | 5-5 | +5 |
| Graham Ike | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Al Horford | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Gui Santos | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Anthony Melton | 14 | 4 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Gary Payton II | 9 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Will Richard | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Stephen Curry | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 10 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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.
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = GSW leads
LAL Largest Lead
35
Q4 11:23
GSW Largest Lead
3
Q1 7:39
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
GSW 8-0 run
Q1 9:01 – Q1 7:39
+5 → -3
LAL 9-0 run
Q2 3:21 – Q2 1:27
+1 → +10
LAL 8-0 run
Q3 10:42 – Q3 8:58
+14 → +22
