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Walker Kessler
Last: @ Golden State Warriors · Tipped off 10:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning
Points by game
The Edge
Role and usageKessler's profile stands out most on rebound chances per game (97th percentile) and true shooting (92nd percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.
Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.
Our pick
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Points against the line
Recorded line 13.5 · Points · as of Oct 28
2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28
Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 13.5
home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.
This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.
Where he scores
84% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 84%, 17.6 percentage points above the league rate there.
- Restricted area84%▲ 17.6 vs league84% of attempts · 37 FGA
- Three-pointersNo shotsNo three-pointers attempts yet
- Mid-rangeNo shotsNo mid-range attempts yet
- Share of attempts
- FG% above league
- below
- under 20 attempts
Where he shoots from, against the league
- Restricted area84% / 29%31 of 37 · 84% FG against 66% for the league
- Paint (non-restricted)16% / 19%2 of 7 · 29% FG against 44% for the league
- Mid-range0% / 10%No attempts · league 40% FG
- Left corner 30% / 6%No attempts · league 34% FG
- Right corner 30% / 5%No attempts · league 34% FG
- Above-the-break 30% / 31%No attempts · league 34% FG
Matchup: @ Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors defense
Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to centers.
Who guards him
Draymond Green has guarded him most: 23.8 partial possessions, 10 points on 5 of 5.
2026-27 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.
Team defense
Golden State Warriors: the 27th-best defense at an average pace; about average against centers on points.
Allowed-to-centers figures use 2025-26 (last season), 109 center-games against GS · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.
1 meeting on record: 26.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists per game (last on Oct 21). The vs GS window above shows each game.
GS injury report · Oct 30
- Kristaps Porziņģis · Out
- Gui Santos · Day-to-day
Lineup context
Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.
On and off
The team is 28.8 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).
- Net rating
Offensive and defensive rating
- Offensive rating
- Defensive rating (lower is better)
Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.
With and without teammates
- Austin Reavessmall sample without
- Quentin Grimessmall sample without
Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.
Game log & career
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