Warriors Erase 25-Point Deficit, Beat Lakers by 17
Stephen Curry hits eight 3-pointers as Golden State wins the second quarter 38–15 to wipe out Luka Dončić's 21-point first quarter.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points with eight 3-pointers as the Golden State Warriors came back from 25 points down to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112–95 in an NBA Cup group game.
Luka Dončić scored 21 points in the first quarter, which ended with the Lakers ahead 38–15. Golden State won the second quarter by the same score to tie the game at halftime, then outscored the Lakers 59–42 after the break.
It was the largest margin of victory in the shot-clock era for a team that trailed by 20 or more after the first quarter. Curry added six assists and passed Dominique Wilkins for 18th place on the NBA's career scoring list.
Brandin Podziemski scored a season-high 21 points. Dončić finished with 37 points, seven rebounds and five assists. The Lakers, who beat Golden State in the season opener, are 4–2. The Warriors are 3–3.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points with eight 3-pointers as the Golden State Warriors came back from 25 points down to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112–95 in an NBA Cup group game.
Luka Dončić scored 21 points in the first quarter, which ended with the Lakers ahead 38–15, and Los Angeles scored first in the second to lead by 25.
Golden State answered by winning the second quarter by the same 38–15 score to tie the game at halftime, then outscored the Lakers 59–42 after the break.
It was the largest margin of victory in the shot-clock era for a team that trailed by 20 or more after the first quarter.
Curry added six assists and passed Dominique Wilkins for 18th place on the NBA's career scoring list.
Brandin Podziemski scored a season-high 21 points, De'Anthony Melton added 16 off the bench and Georges Niang 11.
Dončić finished with 37 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and was called for a technical foul late in the third quarter.
The Lakers, who beat Golden State in the season opener, fell to 4–2. The Warriors are 3–3.