NBA news: Warriors overcome 25-point deficit to stun Lakers; Doncic joins Kobe Bryant feat
Golden State beat Los Angeles 112-95 in an NBA Cup game in San Francisco as Stephen Curry scored 31 points.
Golden State Warriors overcame a 25-point deficit to beat Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 in an NBA Cup game. Luka Doncic scored 37 points and joined Kobe Bryant on a unique Lakers list.
Key takeaways
- Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 in an NBA Cup game
- Warriors overcame a 25-point deficit after trailing 38-15 after the first quarter
- Stephen Curry scored 31 points, six assists and four rebounds
- Luka Doncic scored 37 points, seven rebounds and five assists
- Doncic joined Kobe Bryant as the only Lakers players with at least 10 20-point quarters since 2000
Golden State Warriors overcame a 25-point deficit to stun Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 in an NBA Cup game on Saturday in San Francisco, California, Mint reported.
What we know
The Warriors trailed 38-15 after the first quarter before outscoring the Lakers by the same score in the second period, according to Mint. Stephen Curry scored 31 points with six assists and four rebounds. Brandin Podziemski added 21 points, six assists and five rebounds. De'Anthony Melton scored 16 off the bench and Georges Niang added 11.
Luka Doncic scored 37 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Lakers. He had 21 points on 7 for 12 shooting with five three-pointers, five assists and two steals through the first quarter as Los Angeles raced to a 38-15 lead.
8 seconds left in the third quarter, with fans chanting and booing at him. Matisse Thybulle received a technical in the fourth.
It was the largest margin of victory in the shot clock era for a team that trailed by 20 or more points at the end of the first quarter.
Mint said the previous best was on March 4, 1976, when the Warriors trailed the Bulls 41-18 after one quarter and won 124-110.
Golden State became the first team in the shot clock era to trail by 23 or more points after the first quarter and be tied or better at halftime.
Why it matters
Curry passed Dominique Wilkins with 26,668 points for 18th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list, Mint reported.
Despite the defeat, Doncic's 21 points in the opening quarter placed him alongside Kobe Bryant as the only two Lakers players to have at least 10 20-point quarters since 2000. Bryant had recorded 36 such quarters between 2000 and his retirement in 2016.
Doncic has also surpassed James Harden as the third player with the most 20-point quarters since 2000 in the NBA. Of his 33 career 20-point quarters, eight came in the first quarter, the most by any player in the history of the competition.
What happens next
Mint reported that the Lakers won the teams' season opener last week in Los Angeles. The result data shows the Lakers lost 95-112 at Golden State Warriors on October 30. The Warriors won 119-114 at Minnesota Timberwolves on October 28.
The Warriors play their home games at Chase Center in San Francisco, according to background information on the team.
Luka Doncic is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers, a Rookie of the Year, six-time NBA All-Star, six-time All-NBA First Team member and a two-time NBA Scoring Champion, background information states.
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