LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Luka Doncic and Walker Kessler powered the Los Angeles Lakers to a 127-105 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Attendance was 19,057. The Lakers improved to 1-0, while Golden State fell to 0-1.

Golden State opened with early energy from Stephen Curry, who made three 3-pointers in the first quarter, and Los Angeles answered through Doncic’s passing and Kessler’s finishing at the rim. Kessler began the scoring with a 3-foot alley-oop dunk from Doncic, and Curry answered with a 20-foot pull-up jumper. The teams traded baskets for much of the opening period. Doncic made a 26-foot step-back 3-pointer, Curry hit a 25-foot 3-pointer, and Brandon Williams converted a 25-foot 3-pointer and a three-point play to help Golden State stay close. Jake LaRavia’s 24-foot 3-pointer gave Los Angeles a 34-33 lead after one quarter. In the second quarter, LaRavia made another 3-pointer, Kessler added a tip-in dunk, and Curry and Gary Payton kept Golden State within striking distance. Reaves made a 4-foot running pull-up, Curry made two free throws, and Quentin Grimes scored on a driving layup. Yaxel Lendeborg hit a 22-foot pull-up jumper, Gui Santos made a 24-foot 3-pointer, and Will Richard dunked off a Brandon Williams assist. Sandro Mamukelashvili scored on a running layup and made a free throw, Doncic made a 15-foot pull-up jumper and two free throws, and Kessler added a running dunk from Ziaire Williams. Los Angeles closed the half with Doncic’s technical free throw and a 49-foot bank shot at the buzzer, building a 66-52 halftime lead.

The Lakers pulled away in the third quarter. Reaves opened the period with a 7-foot two-point shot, Kessler converted a reverse dunk from Doncic, and Ziaire Williams finished a running dunk off a Matisse Thybulle assist. Kessler added two more dunks, including an alley-oop from Reaves and a running dunk from Doncic, as Los Angeles pushed the lead to 76-54. Curry made three free throws, but Doncic answered with a 25-foot 3-pointer and two free throws. Reaves then made two free throws, a 25-foot 3-pointer and a 2-foot shot, and Kessler’s reverse dunk from Quentin Grimes stretched the margin to 85-59. Quentin Grimes made two free throws, and Jake LaRavia made a layup before the end of the third. Los Angeles led 102-68 after three quarters. Golden State found offense in the fourth behind Graham Ike’s 26-foot 3-pointer and two free throws, LJ Cryer’s 26-foot running pull-up and two 26-foot 3-pointers, and Will Richard’s tip shot and 3-foot layup. Gary Payton made a running layup, Jaden Hardy hit a 26-foot 3-pointer, Chris Manon scored on a running layup, and Bronny James made a 10-foot floating jump shot. Will Richard’s tip-in dunk provided the final Golden State points. The Warriors scored 37 points in the final period, but Los Angeles maintained control and closed out the 22-point win.

Doncic played 30 minutes and paced Los Angeles with 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Kessler logged 30 minutes and added 26 points, nine rebounds, one assist and two blocks. Reaves played 32 minutes and scored 23 points with four rebounds, six assists and one block. Curry led Golden State with 23 points, two rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes. Brandon Williams added 14 points, four rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes. Ziaire Williams had nine points, three rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes. Gui Santos scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in 25 minutes. Will Richard had eight points, five rebounds and one assist in 20 minutes. Jake LaRavia scored 10 points with two rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes. Quentin Grimes finished with 10 points, two rebounds, four assists and one block in 27 minutes.

Golden State shot 38 of 92 from the floor, 8 of 36 from 3-point range and 21 of 27 from the free-throw line. Los Angeles shot 46 of 81 from the floor, 11 of 28 from beyond the arc and 24 of 27 from the line. The Warriors had 15 offensive rebounds, 15 assists, two blocks, 15 turnovers and 19 fouls. The Lakers had 10 offensive rebounds, 11 assists, five blocks, 18 turnovers and 25 fouls. Golden State scored 105 points on 105 possessions for an offensive rating of 100.2, while Los Angeles scored 127 points on 102 possessions for an offensive rating of 124.7.

Golden State also received scoring from Yaxel Lendeborg, Gary Payton, Georges Niang and Graham Ike. Lendeborg made a 24-foot 3-pointer and a 22-foot pull-up jumper. Payton scored on a hook shot and two running layups. Niang made a 6-foot two-point shot, a 3-foot layup and a free throw. Ike made a 26-foot 3-pointer and two free throws. LJ Cryer added two 26-foot 3-pointers and a running layup. Matisse Thybulle made a 23-foot 3-pointer for Los Angeles, and Kevon Looney scored on two layups.

Golden State next hosts Memphis on Friday, visits Phoenix on Saturday, visits Denver on Monday, visits Minnesota on Wednesday, hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, hosts the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, hosts Phoenix on Monday, hosts Miami on Thursday, hosts Orlando on Saturday and hosts New Orleans on Monday. Los Angeles next hosts the Clippers on Friday, visits Utah on Sunday, hosts Portland on Tuesday, visits the Clippers on Wednesday, visits Golden State on Friday, hosts Toronto on Sunday, hosts Miami on Monday, visits Sacramento on Wednesday, hosts Portland on Friday and visits Detroit on Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles 109, Golden State 102. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Lakers an 86.9 percent pregame win probability. Los Angeles had been installed as a 6.5-point favorite, and the total of 232 went over the 233.5 over/under line.