Game ID: 22500753
Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 20 21 38 26 105GSW 21 21 29 28 99
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 17 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 8 min since (82% of 10)
LAL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 18 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 6 since 1/20, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 7 min since (67% of 10)
LAL availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 19 since 12/28, returns tonight: 21 min (59% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/01 after 6, 1 min since (9% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 5 min since (48% of 10)
LAL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restBACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 21 min since (59% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/01 after 6, 1 min since (9% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 4 min since (44% of 10)
LAL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 23 min since (66% of 35)
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 9 min since (86% of 10)
LAL availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 23 min since (67% of 35)
LAL availability going into 2/10 · back-to-backOUT Dončić missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 2/03, returns tonight: 17 min (157% of 11)
BACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 25 min since (71% of 35)
LAL availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Dončić missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 25 min since (71% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/10 after 4, 17 min since (157% of 11)
LAL availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Dončić missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 38 min (106% of 36)
OUT Ayton missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 28 min (100% of 27)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/10 after 4, 17 min since (157% of 11)
NEW Kleber 10 to 17 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 25 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 11)
GSW availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 1/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Cryer missed 2 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 26 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
GSW availability going into 2/03 · 3 days' restOUT Cryer missed 3 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 1/28, returns tonight: 9 min (56% of 16)
OUT Set. Curry missed 27 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
GSW availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Cryer missed 4 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 28 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 9 min since (56% of 16)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
GSW availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Cryer missed 5 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 29 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 14 min since (88% of 16)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Santos 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 18 to 23 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Cryer missed 6 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 30 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 15 min since (98% of 16)
NEW Santos 20 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Cryer missed 7 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 31 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 17 min since (111% of 16)
NEW Santos 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Spencer 19 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Ste. Curry missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 2/09, returns tonight: 17 min (73% of 24)
OUT Cryer missed 8 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 32 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 17 min since (107% of 16)
NEW Santos 20 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Spencer 19 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/22 · 2 days' restOUT Ste. Curry missed 6 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Cryer missed 9 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 33 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 2/19 after 2, 17 min since (73% of 24)
NEW Moody 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 20 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Spencer 19 to 30 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 53 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Dončić at 26 and James at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Santos at 15 and Melton at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ste. Curry (2 straight), Cryer (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Golden State's 20 and the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-1 a night and Golden State minus-6. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 112.
1/30 @ WAS 142-111 — LAL notes
LAL won 142-111. LAL shot 61% (52 of 85) to WAS's 44%, 14 of 33 from three, and went to the line 32 times to WAS's 10 — 24 points from the stripe to their 7. Dončić led with 37 (13 of 21, 6 of 13 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Ayton added 28, L. James 20. The hinge was Q2, 36-21: a lead of 14 became 29, and the lead reached 38. Ayton was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/01 @ NYK 100-112 — LAL notes
LAL lost 100-112. LAL shot 45% (38 of 84) to NYK's 47%, 12 of 42 from three, and went to the line 19 times to NYK's 11 — 12 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 36-46 against them. Dončić led with 30 (10 of 23, 5 of 14 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); James added 22, Ayton 13. Q1 was theirs, 33-27, but the other 3 periods went 85-67 against them. Smart's -19 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ BKN 125-109 — LAL notes
LAL won 125-109. LAL shot 54% (46 of 85) to BKN's 48%, 7 of 31 from three, and went to the line 39 times to BKN's 14 — 26 points from the stripe to their 9. LAL turned it over 12 times to BKN's 20. L. James led with 25 (10 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Dončić added 24, LaRavia 18. The hinge was Q1, 45-23: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Smart was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/05 vs PHI 119-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-115. LAL shot 56% (44 of 79) to PHI's 54%, 9 of 25 from three. LAL turned it over 22 times to PHI's 14, and PHI turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 42-28 for them. Reaves led with 35 (12 of 17, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); James added 17, Hachimura 14. The hinge was Q3, 34-28: the deficit went from 8 to 2, and the lead reached 16. LAL trailed 51-59 at the half and won the second half 68-56. Kleber was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/07 vs GSW 105-99 — LAL notes
LAL won 105-99. LAL shot 51% (35 of 69) to GSW's 42%, 11 of 27 from three, and went to the line 30 times to GSW's 11 — 24 points from the stripe to their 7. LAL turned it over 22 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 16 steals. James led with 20 (6 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Hachimura added 18, Reaves 16. The hinge was Q3, 38-29: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. LAL trailed 41-42 at the half and won the second half 64-57. Kleber was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/09 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Dončić at 25 and Reaves at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Wallace at 16 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight), Jal. Williams (10 straight), Mitchell (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 29 free throws a game to OKC's 23 and the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to the Lakers' 34. Call it the Lakers 115, OKC 113, OKC keeping it close.
2/10 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 21 and James at 21 a game. Without Dončić (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Castle at 22 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-7 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the arc, San Antonio at 36 percent from three to the Lakers' 31. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/12 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 21 and Reaves at 20 a game. Without Dončić (3 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Flagg at 29 and Marshall at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nembhard (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 18 times a game to Dallas's 10 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 116 a night to Dallas's 123. Call it the Lakers 119, Dallas 113.
2/20 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 22 and Reaves at 21 a game. Without Dončić (4 straight), Ayton (2 straight). 7 days' rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Mathurin at 21 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 18 times a game to the Clippers' 12 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and the Clippers minus-4. Call it the Lakers 114, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/28 @ UTA 140-124 — GSW notes
GSW won 140-124. GSW shot 53% (46 of 86) to UTA's 49%, 23 of 54 from three, and went to the line 30 times to UTA's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 21. Curry led with 27 (7 of 14, 4 of 10 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Moody added 26, Santos 16. The hinge was Q1, 34-24: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/30 vs DET 124-131 — GSW notes
GSW lost 124-131. GSW shot 44% (40 of 90) to DET's 48%, 18 of 52 from three. The glass went 42-53 against them. Curry led with 23 (7 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Melton added 18, Santos 16. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 13 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 108-95 against them. Horford's -11 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 vs PHI 94-113 — GSW notes
GSW lost 94-113. GSW shot 47% (37 of 78) to PHI's 45%, 19 of 48 from three, and got to the line 2 times to PHI's 21. GSW turned it over 20 times to PHI's 12, and PHI turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 33-56 against them. Santos led with 13 (5 of 7, 3 of 5 from three); Spencer added 13, Moody 12. Q1 was theirs, 32-31, but the other 3 periods went 82-62 against them. Green's -27 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ PHX 101-97 — GSW notes
GSW won 101-97. GSW shot 43% (33 of 76) to PHX's 46%, 20 of 55 from three, and went to the line 20 times to PHX's 6 — 15 points from the stripe to their 5. Spencer led with 20 (6 of 11, 6 of 10 from three); Santos added 18, Melton 17. The hinge was Q4, 25-15: GSW came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4. Melton was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/07 @ LAL 99-105 — GSW notes
GSW lost 99-105. GSW took 23 more shots (92 to 69), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to LAL's 51%, 14 of 51 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 25 fouls committed. GSW turned it over 12 times to LAL's 22. Moody led with 25 (8 of 17, 5 of 14 from three); Santos added 15, Podziemski 14. Q4 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 79-71 against them. Melton's -13 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Moody at 16 and Santos at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ste. Curry (3 straight), Cryer (6 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 128, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jerome at 20 and Wells at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Aldama (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 114 a night to Memphis's 128 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 17 times a game to Memphis's 13. Call it Golden State 120, Memphis 114.
2/11 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Santos at 16 and Moody at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ste. Curry (4 straight), Cryer (7 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-12 a night and Golden State minus-5 and the line, where San Antonio takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it San Antonio 115, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
2/19 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; Moody at 15 and Spencer at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Ste. Curry (5 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight), Cryer (8 straight). 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-4 and the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 111. Call it Boston 110, Golden State 109, Golden State keeping it close.
2/22 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; Santos at 15 and Moody at 15 a game. Without Ste. Curry (6 straight), Cryer (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 33 free throws a game; Jokić at 25 and Murray at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Watson (5 straight), Gordon (11 straight), Pickett (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Denver takes 33 free throws a game to Golden State's 15 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-10 a night and Golden State minus-2. Call it Denver 118, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAH A. Horford
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
WR W. Richard
LALAR A. Reaves
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
LJ L. James
LK L. Kennard
MK M. Kleber
MS M. Smart
RH R. Hachimura
GSW/LAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
LeBron James has 20 points, 10 assists to lead Luka-less Lakers past Warriors
LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James had 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden Stats Warriors 105-99 on Saturday night.
Los Angeles won its third straight game despite not have superstar guard Luka Doncic after he sustained a mild hamstring strain Thursday night, and center DeAndre Ayton was a late scratch because of a knee injury.
Luke Kennard had 10 points in his Lakers debut after being acquired in a trade from Atlanta on Thursday, including a key corner 3-pointer and finding Jarred Vanderbilt underneath the basket for a dunk as part of a late 11-0 run.
Rui Hachimura had 18 points, Austin Reaves added 16, and Marcus Smart had 15.
Moses Moody had 25 points to lead the Warriors, who have lost four of their past six games. Stephen Curry missed his third straight game because of a knee injury.
James and the Lakers found their offense in the third quarter, starting with a 10-2 run that included Reaves' free throw before the period began after Draymond Green was called for a technical foul at the end of the first half.
James finished with 12 points in the third, netting two 3-pointers and two more three-point plays, helping the Lakers to an eight-point lead.
The Warriors struggled with their long range shooting for much of the game before finally finding some touch early in the fourth quarter to put a scare in the home team before the Lakers pulled away for good. Golden State ended up 14 of 51 (27.5%) from behind the arc.