Curry hits 8 threes as Warriors rally from 25 down to beat Lakers

Stephen Curry scored 31 points and hit eight three-pointers as the Golden State Warriors rallied from a 25-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 on Friday, October 30.

Curry shot 11 of 23 overall and 8 of 14 from three-point range, with six assists in 31 minutes.

The favored Lakers opened with a 10-0 run, added a 12-0 run late in the first quarter and led 38-15 after the period. The margin reached 25 at 40-15 early in the second.

Golden State answered with a 10-0 run, and another late in the half cut it to 51-47. The Warriors won the second quarter 38-15. A 12-0 run in the third put them up 90-80, and they led 98-81 with 7:35 left in the fourth.

Brandin Podziemski scored 21 points with six assists. Reserve De'Anthony Melton had 16 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three, and Georges Niang added 11 on 4-of-5 shooting.

The Lakers got no closer than 12 late. Gary Payton II's layup made it 107-91 with 2:02 left, Austin Reaves and Sandro Mamukelashvili cut it to 107-95, and Will Richard's three-pointer made it 110-95. Gui Santos closed the scoring with a floater with 1.1 seconds left.

Luka Doncic scored 37 points on 12-of-27 shooting for Los Angeles, with six threes, seven rebounds and five assists. Reaves had 21 points but also eight of the Lakers' 20 turnovers. Walker Kessler had 10 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.

Golden State's reserves outscored the Lakers' 50-7, and the Warriors hit 22 of 46 threes against 11 of 39 for Los Angeles. The Warriors improved to 3-3, and the Lakers fell to 4-2.

Up next

Lakers: vs. the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, November 1.

Warriors: vs. the LA Clippers on Sunday, November 1.