Warriors Erase 25-Point Deficit to Beat Lakers 112–95 — How Curry and the Bench Flipped the NBA Cup Game

Final — October 30, 2026 (San Francisco). Golden State overturned a 25-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112–95 in the Emirates NBA Cup. The final score suggests a comfortable win; the quarter-by-quarter record tells a far stranger story.

From 38–15 down to level at halftime

The Lakers led 38–15 after the first quarter, with Luka Dončić scoring 21 of his eventual 37 points in the opening period. Golden State responded by winning the second quarter by exactly the same 38–15 margin. That made it 53–53 at halftime, despite the Warriors having been 23 points behind at the first break. The Lakers’ largest lead during the game reached 25.

According to the NBA’s official final game record, Golden State won the third quarter 32–27 and the fourth 27–15. That produced a 17-point final victory, a 42-point swing from the largest deficit.

Why the comeback worked

Stephen Curry scored 31 points and made eight three-pointers, while Brandin Podziemski added 21 and De’Anthony Melton contributed 16 off the bench. The Warriors shot 22-for-46 from three-point range (47.8%) and generated 31 assists, compared with the Lakers’ 17. Their bench scored 50 points to Los Angeles’ seven. Those figures point to a broad offensive response rather than a comeback carried by one star alone.

Dončić still finished with 37 points, seven rebounds and five assists. The Lakers could not sustain the first-quarter pace: they scored only 15 in each of the second and fourth quarters. Golden State also committed 15 turnovers against Los Angeles’ 20, limiting some of the damage after a difficult opening period.

What the result means

The game was a West Group C NBA Cup fixture, not a playoff contest. The official scoreboard lists Golden State at 3–3 overall and 1–0 in Cup play after the win; Los Angeles fell to 4–2 and 0–1 in Cup play. The immediate lesson is about adaptability: Golden State’s ball movement, outside shooting and reserves turned a seemingly decisive early deficit into a commanding finish.

Watch the official highlights

Watch the Golden State Warriors’ official highlights of the October 30 game. This is a verified exact-event link hosted by the club/NBA; no third-party footage has been downloaded or rehosted. An independently validated YouTube embed is not available for this article.

Featured photograph: General basketball court, Patrick Schöpflin / Unsplash. Illustrative image; not from this NBA game.