The Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 in San Francisco on 30 October 2026, according to the NBA's game analysis. The result opened West Group C play after the home side overturned an imposing early deficit.
Golden State recover by half-time
The NBA's 31 October 2026 analysis records a 38-15 first quarter for Los Angeles, leaving Golden State 23 points behind. Dončić supplied 21 Lakers points in that period. The Warriors had already conceded more points from turnovers than they had scored themselves.
Golden State's reply arrived before the interval. The NBA's 31 October report records a 16-2 closing run and a 53-53 half-time score. The league says no team in the shot-clock era had previously trailed by at least 23 at the end of the opening quarter and reached half-time level or ahead.
Curry finished with 31 points and eight three-pointers, while Dončić scored 37, according to the NBA's 31 October analysis. Golden State's reserves outscored the Lakers' bench 50-7. De’Anthony Melton and Georges Niang contributed 16 and 11 points, respectively. That production gave Golden State an answer beyond Curry's shooting.
The NBA's 31 October report also records 10 Warriors turnovers in the opening quarter and only five more during the rest of the game. Curry described the conversation behind the recovery: “We had a lot of chatter at the end of the first quarter,” the Warriors player told the NBA. The change in ball security helped Golden State protect its response.
A recovery beyond one Cup game
SportsRivo checked the NBA's 31 October analysis against its Warriors team page: a third consecutive win brought Golden State to 3-3 after an 0-3 opening. The turnaround extends beyond this Cup result, although the group-stage win is the new competitive result.
SportsRivo's earlier report on Dončić against Utah documented another high-scoring Lakers outing before this meeting. In San Francisco, Dončić again led the visitors' attack, but Golden State's half-time recovery and bench scoring changed the outcome.
What the result changes
- Golden State begins its NBA Cup West Group C schedule with a victory, as the NBA's match analysis confirms.
- Los Angeles opens its group campaign with a defeat despite Dončić leading all scorers in San Francisco.
- The Warriors' bench and improved ball security give the side two clear areas to carry into its next fixtures, according to the NBA's game breakdown.
Clippers visit next
The NBA's Warriors team page, checked on 31 October 2026, lists the LA Clippers as the next visitors on 1 November. Phoenix is also due at Chase Center after that fixture.
Source: NBA game analysis