Warriors Get First Win of the Season, Beat Nuggets 134-114 in Denver
After an 0-3 start, Golden State won 134-114 in Denver on Monday night behind 31 points from Yaxel Lendeborg.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
Glass facade and sign of Chase Center in San Francisco's Mission Bay. Photo: Missvain / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
The Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 134-114 at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, Oct. 26, for their first win of the season after an 0-3 start.
Why it matters: The win avoided an 0-4 start, the scenario in our game preview.
Warriors leader: Yaxel Lendeborg led all scorers with 31 points, according to NBA.com's game page.
Nuggets: Nikola Jokić had 19 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists; DeMar DeRozan scored 21 off the bench; rookie Bryce Hopkins added 13, the Nuggets reported.
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