Warriors come back from 25 down to beat Lakers 112-95 as Stephen Curry scores 31

The Golden State Warriors came back from a 25-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 in an NBA Cup group game at Chase Center, San Francisco, on Friday night (US time; tip-off 2am GMT Saturday 31 October), according to AP. Stephen Curry scored 31 points with six assists and four rebounds, and Luka Doncic had 37 points for the Lakers.

Golden State moved to 3-3 and Los Angeles fell to 4-2. The Lakers had won the teams’ season opener 127-105 in Los Angeles last week.

From 38-15 down to level at half-time

Doncic scored 21 points in the first quarter on 7-of-12 shooting with five three-pointers as the Lakers led 38-15 after one quarter, AP said. The Warriors then outscored Los Angeles 38-15 in the second quarter to level the game 53-53 at half-time.

According to AP, Golden State became the first team in the shot-clock era, including the playoffs, to trail by 23 or more points at the end of the first quarter and be tied or ahead at half-time. AP said the 17-point win was the largest margin of victory in the shot-clock era for a team that trailed by 20 or more after the first quarter; the previous best was the Warriors’ 124-110 win over the Chicago Bulls on 4 March 1976 after trailing 41-18.

Score by quarter (ESPN): Warriors 15-38-32-27, Lakers 38-15-27-15.

Curry made 11 of 23 shots, including 8 of 14 three-pointers, according to the ESPN box score. In the fourth quarter he passed Dominique Wilkins (26,668 points) for 18th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, AP said. Brandin Podziemski added 21 points, six assists and five rebounds, De’Anthony Melton scored 16 off the bench and Georges Niang 11, going 3 of 3 from three-point range. Draymond Green had nine assists.

Doncic made 12 of 27 shots, including 6 of 16 threes, with seven rebounds and five assists, according to the box score. Austin Reaves scored 21 points with eight turnovers, and Walker Kessler had 10 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.

Golden State made 22 of 46 three-pointers to the Lakers’ 11 of 39 and had 31 assists, according to ESPN’s team statistics. The Lakers scored 25 points from 17 Golden State turnovers, 10 of them in the first quarter, AP said. Doncic was called for a technical foul with 21.8 seconds left in the third quarter and teammate Matisse Thybulle received one in the fourth, according to AP.

Both teams play at home on Sunday: the Lakers host the Toronto Raptors and the Warriors host the LA Clippers, AP said.

Other NBA results

• Philadelphia 76ers 98-93 New York Knicks: LeBron James scored 20 points and made the go-ahead basket with 1:10 left, and Tyrese Maxey had 27, as Philadelphia (5-1) beat the reigning champions for the second time this season, according to AP. Full report: 76ers beat Knicks 98-93.
• Dallas Mavericks 116-111 Houston Rockets: Kyrie Irving scored 35 points and Cooper Flagg 33 as Dallas handed Houston its first loss of the season (5-1), AP said, leaving the idle Memphis Grizzlies (5-0) as the league’s only unbeaten team. Kevin Durant scored 28 for Houston. Irving went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line, extending what AP called the NBA’s longest active streak of made free throws to 54.
• Boston Celtics 125-111 Chicago Bulls: Payton Pritchard scored 30 points on 9-of-17 shooting and Jayson Tatum added 26 as Boston won its fourth straight game, according to AP. The Celtics led by 32 in the first half. Caleb Wilson scored 23 for Chicago, which has lost four in a row.
• Detroit Pistons 110-94 Brooklyn Nets: Cade Cunningham scored 20 points and Duncan Robinson 17 as Detroit moved to 5-1, its best start to a season since 2015-16, AP said. Ron Holland II scored 12 straight Detroit points in a 37-17 third quarter. Brooklyn fell to 0-5.
• Orlando Magic 121-114 Toronto Raptors: Desmond Bane scored a season-best 28 points and Franz Wagner had season highs of 26 points and 11 assists, according to AP. Scottie Barnes scored 41 for Toronto, his first 40-point game, on 19-of-34 shooting before fouling out. The Raptors were without Kawhi Leonard (left knee swelling), AP said.
• Miami Heat 145-125 Indiana Pacers: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists, his second triple-double of the season, and Bam Adebayo scored 27 on 11-of-14 shooting, AP said. Klay Thompson added 25 with seven three-pointers. Indiana had 11 available players, with acting coach Lloyd Pierce in charge while Rick Carlisle attended his father’s funeral, according to AP.
• Minnesota Timberwolves 127-101 LA Clippers: LaMelo Ball scored a season-high 24 points and Jaden McDaniels 23 on 11-of-15 shooting in Minnesota’s first win without Anthony Edwards, who is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, AP said. Darius Garland scored 24 for the Clippers (1-4), who have lost four straight.
• Denver Nuggets 127-120 Phoenix Suns: Jamal Murray scored 39 points, making 7 of 9 three-pointers, and Christian Braun added 31 as Denver made 20 threes, according to AP. Nikola Jokic had 18 points and 10 assists. Suns forward Dillon Brooks was ejected in the third quarter after kicking Murray on a jump shot, AP reported. Devin Booker scored 20 on his 30th birthday and Miles Bridges led Phoenix with 24.
• Washington Wizards 95-79 Charlotte Hornets: Trae Young had 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, Anthony Davis 25 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 1 draft pick AJ Dybantsa scored 17 in his home debut, according to AP. Charlotte shot 29.7% from the field and 12 of 56 from three-point range.

See also: Lakers beat Warriors 127-105 in the season opener.