Overview

• Steve Kerr limited Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler and Al Horford to roughly 10–15 first‑half minutes before turning the game over to reserves.
• Al Horford logged 14 minutes in his first Warriors appearance with three points, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks while providing spacing and rim protection.
• Moses Moody paced Golden State with 19 points on 5-of-7 three-point shooting as the Warriors played 18 deep and closed out the game with bench units.
• A brief second-quarter confrontation followed a hard screen when Jarred Vanderbilt tripped Green, prompting an exchange of words before players were separated.
• The Lakers rested Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves, and Jonathan Kuminga focused on facilitating off the Warriors bench with six rebounds and four assists.