Lakers blow 25-point lead in double-digit loss to Warriors

When Luka Doncic started cooking in the first quarter, the Lakers followed his lead in opening a 25-point lead in the second quarter over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

But then the Lakers started getting cooked.

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Cooked by going down by 17 points in the fourth quarter. Cooked by turning the ball over way too many times. Cooked by an offense nowhere to be found in the fourth. Cooked in the first NBA Cup game for both teams.

When the game was over, the Lakers had been feasted on by the Warriors, falling 112-95 game at Chase Center.

Doncic had 37 points, but he shot only 12 for 27 from the field. Austin Reaves had 21 points, shooting nine for 19 from the field but one of six from three-point range.

For the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 31 points, going 11 for 23 from the field and eight for 14 from deep.

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The Lakers scored only 15 points in the fourth quarter and gave up 27.

It took the Lakers four minutes and one second to finally score in the fourth quarter, and that came after Walker Kessler made just one free throw with 7:54 left in the game, leaving the Lakers down 96-81.

The Lakers showed why they are one of the worst teams in the NBA when taking care of the basketball by turning it over 22 times. They are ranked 10th in the NBA in turnovers, averaging 16.6 per game.

After Jake LaRavia was called for an offensive foul with 21.8 seconds left in the third quarter, Doncic was hit with his first technical foul of the season.

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But Doncic really wasn’t the only Laker to lose his cool. The Lakers turned the ball over five times in the third and wound up trailing 85-80 entering the fourth quarter.

With 8:02 left in the fourth and the Lakers down 95-80, Matisse Thybulle was hit with a technical foul and Curry made the ensuing free throw.

The Lakers went to sleep in the second quarter and started to get cooked by the Warriors, watching their big lead get sliced to 53-53 at the half.

The Lakers were outscored 38-15 in the second quarter. Interesting enough, the Lakers outscored the…

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Publish date : 2026-10-31 05:20:00

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