Stephen Curry leads Warriors' 25-point comeback over Lakers - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — Behind a theatrical 31 points from Stephen Curry late Friday night, the Golden State Warriors roared back for a 112-95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the first team in the past 30 seasons to trail by 25 points and win by at least 17.

Lakers star Luka Doncic was the story initially. His rematch against outspoken Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg dominated pregame coverage after Lendeborg criticized Doncic following their previous matchup and continued the conversation leading up to Friday's tip-off.

Doncic stayed quiet about Lendeborg publicly but responded loudly in an aggressive first quarter, putting up 21 points and five assists to jolt the Lakers to a 38-15 lead, shushing the crowd after «Luka sucks» chants broke out.

Los Angeles scored to open the second quarter, building that 25-point cushion, before the Lakers struggled with Doncic on the bench.

Two Warriors reserves, Georges Niang and De'Anthony Melton, combined for 27 bench points, making a batch of second-quarter 3s to zip them back in it and set the stage for Curry.

«Them boys had my back today,» Lendeborg said. «Steph Curry did his thing.»

Curry had eight points and three assists in a late second-quarter surge, hitting a deep 3 and a difficult layup before setting up Brandin Podziemski and Al Horford for 3s.

That completed the Warriors' 38-15 second-quarter response. In the shot clock era, this was the largest deficit ever overcome at the end of the first quarter (23) to be tied or ahead at halftime.

«What I would tell you guys is that 25, you know, it's the new 12,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said about facing deficits. «These games happen nightly in the league. I watched the Utah-Laker game today prepping. I think Utah was up 19 at