Warriors Erase 25-Point Deficit to Beat Lakers 112-95 in NBA Cup Opener

The Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 on Friday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, erasing a 25-point deficit in the first NBA Cup game of the season for both teams. Luka Doncic scored 21 points in the first quarter and finished with 37, and Austin Reaves' free throw early in the second quarter put the Lakers up 40-15. Stephen Curry then led the comeback with 31 points, making 8 of 14 three-pointers, and De'Anthony Melton scored seven straight points during the rally. From the end of the first-quarter timeout, the Warriors outscored the Lakers 97-57. The Lakers scored 15 points in the fourth quarter and allowed 27. Coach Steve Kerr said his team could not have played worse early and that he told them only that it was a long game. Lakers coach JJ Redick said his team lacked problem-solving and connectivity.

The Los Angeles Times, on the left, frames the game as a Lakers collapse, repeating "cooked" in its opening and citing the turnovers and missing fourth-quarter offense. It details Doncic's 12-for-27 shooting and Reaves' 1-for-6 from three, and quotes Redick. The right-leaning New York Post leads with the Warriors' rally, using a Halloween graveyard image for the quiet arena. It quotes Kerr's line that "25 is the new 12" and says the game was unprecedented in recent NBA history. Both outlets agree on the score, Doncic's 37 points and the size of the lead. The Times centers Los Angeles' failures, while the Post centers Golden State's recovery. CBS Sports adds a separate angle: rookie Yaxel Lendeborg's earlier criticism of Doncic and his poor night, with six points and five turnovers.