Rookie Lendeborg Scores 37 in Warriors Win
The Warriors host the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center on Monday, November 2.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Basketball
Warriors fans at Chase Center saw rookie Yaxel Lendeborg score a career-high 37 points in Golden State's 124-112 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. The performance came in just his seventh NBA game.
Why it matters
For Warriors fans, a rookie producing a breakout scoring night this early in the season is the kind of development that shapes how the team's bench and wing rotation look going forward. Lendeborg's rise gives the home crowd a new name to watch as the season moves along.
Lendeborg shot 13 for 19 from the field and 6 of 11 from three-point range, and his 37 points are the most by a Warriors rookie since Curry's 42 in April 2010. He has now scored 20 or more points in four of his seven NBA games.
The players
Yaxel Lendeborg
A Warriors rookie and former Michigan and UAB player who scored a career-high 37 points in his seventh NBA game.
Golden State Warriors
The San Francisco NBA team that won the game 124-112 over the Los Angeles Clippers.
The details
Lendeborg, a former Michigan and UAB player, scored five straight points midway through the third quarter as the Warriors pulled ahead 83-68 and went on to beat the Clippers 124-112 on Sunday in San Francisco. He joins Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry as the only Warriors rookies to score 30 points twice in their first seven games. The Warriors return home Monday to host the Phoenix Suns.
Timeline
Sunday, November 1, 2026: Warriors beat the Clippers 124-112 as Lendeborg scores 37.
Monday, November 2, 2026: Warriors host the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center.
Across the Bay
The last Warriors rookie to top this mark was Stephen Curry, who scored 42 on April 14, 2010, a night that still stands as the franchise's benchmark for a first-year scorer. Lendeborg's 37 is the closest any rookie has come since, and it puts him alongside Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry in the franchise's record books for early-season 30-point games.
If you're heading to Chase Center Monday night, expect a Warriors team with a fresh scoring option on the wing when they host the Phoenix Suns. Watch the rotation for Lendeborg's minutes as the bench picks up more of the load.
The takeaway
Lendeborg's breakout is a reminder that early-season rookie production can change a rotation fast. Watch his minutes against the Suns on Monday to see whether the coaching staff keeps him in the bench mix.
Further reading
For more on the team's season, see Basketball coverage across San Francisco's pro teams.
