Yaxel Lendeborg scores career-high 37 as Warriors beat Clippers

People are searching for Yaxel Lendeborg today because the Golden State Warriors rookie scored a career-high 37 points in a 124-112 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, 1 November 2026 [2]. Yahoo Sports UK reported that the 37 points were the most by a Warriors rookie in a game since Stephen Curry scored 42 in 2010 [1].

The game and his line

Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 37 points and six assists [2]. Yahoo Sports UK added that he grabbed four rebounds [1]. CBS Sports listed his shooting at 13 of 19 from the field and 6 of 11 from three-point range [2]. CBS Sports noted that he scored five straight points in the middle of the third quarter, which gave Golden State its biggest lead to that point, 83-68 [2]. The sources checked do not give his minutes played, so that figure is not included here.

The game was played at Chase Center in San Francisco [2]. Brandin Podziemski scored 17 points with eight rebounds and eight assists [2]. De'Anthony Melton added 21 points, and Brandon Williams scored 17 off the bench [2].

CBS Sports described 37 as Lendeborg's career high [2]. Yahoo Sports UK called it a remarkable performance from a rookie [1].

On the Clippers side, Rui Hachimura led all scorers with 24 points, and Kobe Sanders scored 16 off the bench [2]. The Clippers were 1-5 going into the game [2].

Who was missing and why

Stephen Curry and Draymond Green did not play. CBS Sports reported that both had the night off for the front end of a back-to-back [2]. Yahoo Sports UK gave a different reason for Curry's absence, writing that he missed the game to manage his right knee [1]. This article reports both explanations as the two outlets gave them.

With the two veterans out, the scoring load moved to the rest of the roster. Melton's 21 points and Williams' 17 off the bench show that the win did not depend on one player [2]. Among the scorers CBS Sports listed, Lendeborg's 37 points were the highest individual total in the game, and the Warriors won by 12 [2].

Background: the first weeks of his rookie season

This was not Lendeborg's first big scoring night. CBS Sports reported that he scored 31 points as the Warriors routed the Nuggets for their first win of the season [3]. The Clippers game raised his career high to 37, past the 31 points CBS Sports reported at Denver [2] [3]. CBS Sports described that Denver win as the one that helped the Warriors avoid an 0-4 start [3]. In that game Lendeborg had 12 rebounds and went 12 of 13 at the free-throw line, and before it he was averaging 18.7 points and 8.3 rebounds [3]. Stephen Curry scored 24 points in the Denver game [3].

Yahoo Sports UK noted that the Warriors had won their fourth straight game after losing their first three [1]. It identified Lendeborg as the 11th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft [1], and reported that Warriors coach Steve Kerr praised the impact he was having in the first couple of weeks of the season [1].

What the win means for the Warriors

The Warriors improved to 4-3 with the win [2]. It was their fourth straight victory, and it came without Curry and Green, while the Warriors still beat the Clippers by 12 points [2].

Yahoo Sports UK's comparison to Curry's 42 points in 2010 is the clearest measure of how rare the scoring line is for a Warriors rookie [1]. Melton and Williams scored 38 points between them [2].

What to watch next

The first question is whether Curry and Green return to the lineup after the back-to-back rest, and whether Lendeborg keeps the role he had against the Clippers [2]. CBS Sports lists the Warriors hosting the Suns on Monday night, and the Clippers hosting the Raptors on Monday [2]. Curry's knee is the second question, because Yahoo Sports UK reported a right-knee issue as the reason for his absence [1]. The third is his minutes, which the sources checked do not publish, so the next box score will show whether 37 points came with a full workload.