DENVER — Stephen Curry didn’t miss a shot, Yaxel Lendeborg turned in his greatest effort yet and, at lengthy last, the Warriors got into the win column Monday evening against the Nuggets.
Curry completed with 24 factors on eight pictures, Lendeborg asserted himself with a 31-point, 12-rebound double-double and Brandin Podziemski appeared to unlock it all in Golden State’s first successful formulation of the season.
The 134-114 win ended a seven-game shedding streak for the Warriors in Denver and ensured they wouldn’t get off to a worse begin than 2007-08, when they lost their first six video games.
Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors seems on during a sport against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images
In Podziemski’s 33 minutes, the Warriors outscored Denver by 33.
Lendeborg, who carried the load in the first half and upped his aggression after halftime, was a shut second, at plus-27 in 31 minutes. Just about the only factor lacking from the rookie’s greatest sport of his younger profession was his 3-point shot, connecting on just 1-of-8 tries from deep.
Golden State Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg (1) smiles during a sport against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images
But the 6-foot-9, 241-pounder more than made up for his chilly capturing evening by getting to the foul line 13 occasions and, importantly, sinking 12 of them. Lendeborg collected a game-high 12 boards, including 4 on the offensive finish that helped the Warriors to 23 second-chance factors.
He put an exclamation level on his efficiency late in the fourth quarter, catching a lob cross in transition from De’Anthony Melton, slamming it house and letting out a guttural yell.
Golden State Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg (1) dribbles the ball during a sport against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images
Curry checked out for the remaining time with 8:04 still to go and the Warriors main 111-91.
After beginning the season 0-for-12 from 3, Georges Niang drained back-to-back pictures from deep to put the Warriors forward to start the second quarter, and they fairly much never seemed back. Golden State fell behind by as many as eight factors in the first quarter but never trailed for the remaining 27:40.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, seems to cross the ball while under stress from Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun, proper, in the first half of an NBA basketball sport Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, in Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
The Warriors entered halftime up 4, despite Curry trying just one shot from the discipline — a 3-pointer that discovered nothing but web after officers waved off an old-school 3-point play.
It wasn’t until Curry and Lendeborg both got going at the same time that the Warriors pulled away for good. Curry poured in 17 and Lendeborg added a dozen as Golden State turned a 60-56 halftime lead into a commanding 100-84 benefit by the finish of the third.
In a welcome twist, it was Golden State’s supporting solid that set up Curry to stick the dagger in the second half.