Warriors 116-126 Lakers, Rivers was injured, the winner was decided at the last minute

October 13, 2025, NBA preseason game, Warriors 116-126 Lakers. The Lakers' main center Ayton continued to fight with Dream Green in the third quarter. Ayton's shooting was super accurate. Facing Dream Green, he made a floater. In 16 minutes, he made 6 of 6 shots, scored 12 points and 5 assists, and started to work together. The Lakers were very active inside, and Hachimura also played vigorously. He used his body a lot to solve the problem. In the first 8 minutes, he made 4 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 three-pointers, scoring 10 points. His jump shots made Payton lose his temper. In the third quarter, he continued to use jump shots to help the team, and the Lakers still maintained the lead.

Rivers was injured in the third quarter, but he fed Ayton a lot of the ball before the injury, which was much safer than Vincent's passing. Rivers faced the Warriors' Dream Green, Kuminga, and Podemski. He was basically killing indiscriminately and was too aggressive in scoring. Just 3 minutes after the third quarter, Rivers had already scored 21 points and 3 assists in 21 minutes and 27 seconds. He made 7 of 10 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. At that time, the Warriors' highest score was Podemski's 14 points, while Kuminga only had 11 points.

White players like Knect and Laravia have been on the court. With Davis and Browne stopping the Warriors in the fourth quarter, Laravia and Knect received more attention. They have been playing with the main force in the first three quarters. Knect obtained free throws through breakthroughs and fouls, looking for a sense of presence. In 26 minutes, Knect has scored 13 points and made 6 of 7 free throws. When Hayes and Brownie were on the court, Brownie especially wanted to give Hayes an alley-oop. Hayes personally scored 2 goals and scored 5 points.

Warriors head coach Cole focused on inspecting Kuminga and asked Kuminga to partner with Dream Green. Kuminga came alive in the first quarter, cooperating with Podemski in high and low passes, passing a lot of balls, and was willing to change his style of play. Within 7 minutes of the first quarter, he sent out 3 assists.

Some fans may think that the free throw ratio between the Lakers and the Warriors is too exaggerated. The Lakers once took 24 free throws, while the Warriors only had 2 free throws. The Lakers players impacted the Warriors penalty area countless times, focusing on the three players Knect, Rivers, and Vincent. Browne seized the opportunity to play in the fourth quarter, making 5 of 5 free throws and 1 of 2 shooting. He used his strengths and avoided weaknesses to score 7 points, with a plus-minus of +8.