Warriors Erase a 25-Point Hole and Beat the Lakers 112-95 as Curry Outlasts Doncic's 37

By The Arena Staff

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2026 — For 12 minutes on Friday night, Luka Doncic was the best team on the floor at Chase Center. By the end, the scoreboard said Golden State by 17.

The Warriors fell behind by 25 points, trailed the Los Angeles Lakers 38-15 after the first quarter and still won 112-95 in an Emirates NBA Cup game. Stephen Curry led them with 31 points, six assists and four rebounds, and he made eight 3-pointers, according to NBA.com.

The size of the turnaround put the game in the record book. It was the largest margin of victory in the shot clock era for a team that trailed by 20 or more points after the first quarter, the Associated Press reported. The previous best also belonged to the Warriors, who were down 41-18 to the Bulls after one quarter on March 4, 1976, and won 124-110.

Doncic was untouchable early. He had 21 points in the first quarter on 7-for-12 shooting with five 3-pointers, five assists and two steals, outscoring Golden State by himself as the Warriors committed 10 turnovers in the period. NBA.com noted he became the first player in league history with more than one career quarter of at least 20 points, five assists and five made 3s.

Then Golden State flipped the score exactly. The Warriors won the second quarter 38-15, and Brandin Podziemski's 3-pointer at the end of the half tied it at 53. According to the AP, no team in the shot clock era, playoffs included, had trailed by 23 or more after one quarter and been tied or ahead at halftime. De'Anthony Melton had 13 points off the bench by the break, and the Warriors had made 12 3-pointers.

The third quarter turned into a two-man show. Curry hit a 3 over Doncic with 6:22 left, and Doncic answered with one of his own at the other end. Golden State closed the quarter on a 22-8 run to lead 85-80, and Doncic was given a technical foul with 21.8 seconds left in the period as the crowd booed and chanted at him. Teammate Matisse Thybulle picked up a technical in the fourth.

The fourth quarter belonged to Curry. The Warriors pushed an 18-0 run, and his fourth 3-pointer of the quarter, with 8:02 left, made it 96-80 and moved him past Dominique Wilkins into 18th place on the NBA's career scoring list. At 38 years and 230 days old, Curry joined LeBron James as the only players 38 or older with at least 30 points, five assists and eight 3-pointers in a game, according to NBA.com.

Podziemski finished with 21 points, six assists and five rebounds. Melton scored 16 and Georges Niang added 11 off the bench. Doncic ended with 37 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the Lakers turned 17 Golden State turnovers into 25 points, but they could not hold on to a second straight win over the Warriors after beating them in the season opener in Los Angeles last week.

When it was over, Curry and Doncic met for a hug. Golden State is 3-3 and 1-0 in West Group C play. The Lakers fell to 4-2.

Sources: AP via ESPN, NBA.com and the NBA.com game page.