The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their second loss of the 2026-27 NBA season on Friday night as Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors pulled off an impressive 25-point comeback to secure a 112-95 victory.

Following the disappointing defeat, Lakers analyst Jovan Buha highlighted several areas where Los Angeles went wrong.

Jovan Buha Pointed Out the Areas Where the Los Angeles Lakers Went Wrong on Friday Night

In a recent video posted on X, Buha shared his biggest takeaways from the Lakers’ loss. His first concern was the team’s lack of bench production, which played a major role in allowing Golden State to get back into the contest.

“Takeaway number one is LA lost this game in the non-Luka [Dončić] minutes. Their bench was abysmal tonight. They scored just 7 points on 3-for-16 shooting. [Chris] Mañon and [Quentin] Grimes were not aggressive enough. Collin Sexton was too aggressive on both sides of the ball, and the Lakers got dominated in the non-Luka minutes.”

“With Luka on the floor, they outscored Golden State by 9 in his 37 minutes. With Luka off for just 11 minutes, they were outscored by 26 points. The bench was terrible today and has to be better moving forward,” Buha said in his video.

Los Angeles’ bench managed just seven points throughout the entire game, while Golden State’s reserves contributed 50 points.

Luka Dončić had given the Lakers a strong start. He scored 21 points in the opening quarter, helping the Lakers build a 23-point lead. With him on the bench to start the second, Austin Reaves’ two free throws briefly extended the advantage to 25.

After Dončić went to the bench to start the second quarter, the Lakers struggled to score, and Golden State began cutting into the deficit. The Warriors ultimately outscored Los Angeles 38-15 in the period to tie the game 53-53 at halftime.

The bench group couldn’t do anything to stop the slide. Collin Sexton finished with zero points, Sandro Mamukelashvili had four points, and Quentin Grimes added three points.

However, the bench was not Buha’s only concern. The analyst also pointed toward the Lakers’ turnovers and Austin Reaves’ disappointing performance.

“Takeaway number two is the other story with this game was the turnovers. LA had 22 turnovers, leading to 27 points for the Warriors. The Warriors dominated transition in this one, 18-9. Austin Reaves had eight turnovers for the second straight game and struggled with the Warriors’ ball pressure and physicality.”

“He’s looked tired and gassed. He has to be better in these types of matchups against physical backcourts and perimeter defenders,” Buha added.

After a solid first quarter, the Lakers went cold. They managed just 15 points in the second and another 15 in the fourth, allowing the Warriors to pull away. They shot only 40.2% from the field, making 33-of-82 shots, and hit just 11-of-39 from three (28.2%).

The ball movement wasn’t there either. The Lakers had 18 assists compared to Golden State’s 31, and they gave the ball away 20 times, plus two more team turnovers. Then there was Reaves. He scored 21 points, but it took him 19 shots to get there. He went 1-of-6 from three and committed 8 turnovers, as Buha pointed out.

Meanwhile, Curry led the Golden State Warriors with 31 points. He knocked down 8 three-pointers while also contributing 6 assists and 4 rebounds.

With the season still in its early stages, the Lakers have time to address these issues. However, Buha’s criticism makes one thing clear. It is that Los Angeles cannot continue relying so heavily on Dončić while expecting to compete consistently against strong opponents.