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Golden State Warriors beat Denver Nuggets 134-114 for their first win as Yaxel Lendeborg scores 31 and Stephen Curry goes 8-for-8
Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had a career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds and Stephen Curry was perfect from the field as the Warriors won for the first time this season.
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Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had a career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds, Stephen Curry went 8-for-8 from the field, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 134-114 at Ball Arena on Monday, October 26, for their first win of the season. The Warriors are 1-3, and the Nuggets fell to 1-2.
Lendeborg shot 9-of-19, made 12 of 13 free throws and had 6 assists. He scored 12 points in the third quarter. Curry scored 24, 17 of them in the third quarter, and made all three of his threes and all five of his free throws. Brandin Podziemski had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and finished plus-33. Gui Santos scored 13 on 5-of-6 shooting, and Al Horford made all three of his threes for 11 points.
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How it turned
Denver led 32-28 after the first quarter and 52-47 late in the second. Golden State closed the half on a 13-4 run, with Lendeborg scoring eight of those points, and led 60-56 at halftime.
The Warriors won the third quarter 40-28. Curry opened the second half with a driving layup, hit two threes and made three free throws in the period, and a Podziemski jumper made it 80-65 with 6:44 left. Golden State led 100-84 after three quarters after Horford’s jumper with 12.9 seconds left.
The Nuggets never got closer than 13 in the fourth quarter. With 8:34 left and Denver trailing 107-91, Aaron Gordon was called for two technical fouls and ejected, and Curry made both free throws. The Warriors led by as many as 24.
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The numbers
Golden State shot 46-of-85 from the field, made 22 of 44 threes and 20 of 21 free throws, and outrebounded Denver 45-32. Draymond Green had 7 assists, and the Warriors finished with 31 assists. Golden State had 18 turnovers, and Denver had 13 steals.
Denver’s side
DeMar DeRozan led the Nuggets with 21 points off the bench. Nikola Jokić had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists on 8-of-18 shooting, and Jamal Murray had 19 points and 8 assists on 8-of-13 shooting. Bryce Hopkins scored 13. Gordon had 7 points on 2-of-10 shooting before his ejection. Denver was without Cameron Johnson (ankle), Alpha Diallo (wrist), Spencer Jones (hamstring) and Julian Strawther (knee). Golden State was without Kristaps Porziņģis (illness), Moses Moody (knee) and Jimmy Butler (knee).
What’s next
The Warriors visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, October 28, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Thursday Cairo time). The Nuggets visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Thursday Cairo time).
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