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GSW
vs
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LAC
1-0
GSW leads · 1 game
Game 1 · 2026-04-16

Lineup dependency · series WP change by starters on court

Aggregated across all 1 game. Starter 5 = most-played 5-man unit for each team across the series.

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GSW211 poss
All 5 starters
32p
+6.7%
4 of 5 starters
23p
+9.5%
3 of 5 starters
88p
-21.0%
Bench-heavy (≤2 starters)
68p
+54.2%
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LAC211 poss
All 5 starters
64p
+20.4%
4 of 5 starters
55p
-87.5%
3 of 5 starters
36p
+21.1%
Bench-heavy (≤2 starters)
56p
-3.5%
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GSW · series WPA leaders

Bar length = season role profile (wins added per role). The big number is this player's series WPA.

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Gui Santos
140p+13.8%
Scoring 4%
Playmaking 53%
Rebounding 4%
Defense 39%
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Brandin Podziemski
179p+13.1%
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Stephen Curry
156p+11.1%
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Al Horford
91p+8.3%
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Draymond Green
156p+6.6%
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LAC · series WPA leaders

Bar length = season role profile (wins added per role). The big number is this player's series WPA.

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Kobe Sanders
47p+4.2%
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Jordan Miller
65p-0.4%
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John Collins
90p-1.5%
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Derrick Jones Jr.
110p-5.4%
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Kawhi Leonard
172p-7.1%

Top pairs · series net WP swing

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Gui Santos + Brandin Podziemski119p
+8.0%
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Brandin Podziemski + Stephen Curry124p
+7.2%
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Gui Santos + Al Horford50p
+6.6%
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Brandin Podziemski + Draymond Green129p
+6.3%
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Gui Santos + Stephen Curry96p
+5.8%

Top 5-man units · series net WP swing

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Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Al Horford · Stephen Curry · Draymond Green
30 poss
+68.1%
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Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Darius Garland · Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard
64 poss
+20.4%
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Gary Payton II · De'Anthony Melton · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Kristaps Porziņģis
32 poss
+6.7%

Playoff role shift · top series players vs regular season

For each team's top series performer, the change in role shape playoffs vs full regular season — where the playoffs forced new responsibilities.

Gui Santos140p in series
Series WPA / 100+0.10
Kobe Sanders47p in series
Series WPA / 100+0.09