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Warriors rookie drops extremely rare admission after falling short of making history

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Murray, T. L. (2026, November 2). Warriors rookie drops extremely rare admission after falling short of making history. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/sports/warriors-yaxel-lendeborg-drops-extremely-rare-admission-after-falling-short-of-making-history/

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Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg scored 37 points in a recent victory against the Los Angeles Clippers, just three points short of scoring 40—a feat not achieved by a Warrior rookie since Stephen Curry in 2010. After the game, Lendeborg admitted that he was pressured into attempting to reach the milestone by his teammates but ultimately decided it wasn't worth compromising his usual efficient play style. Coach Steve Kerr praised Lendeborg's performance despite this minor misstep, expressing confidence in the rookie’s continued improvement.

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On November 2, 2026, rookie Yaxel Lendeborg scored a career-high 37 points and dished out six assists in the Golden State Warriors' 124-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. This performance was particularly notable as it marked the most points by a Warriors rookie since Stephen Curry's debut of 42 points on April 14, 2010. Lendeborg joined Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry in achieving this feat within their first seven games. Despite his stellar performance, Lendeborg admitted that he felt peer pressure to score more points, coming close but falling short of the 40-point mark due to teammate encouragement during the final minutes of the game.

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“The articles describe related events, but not the exact same incident: Article A discusses Lendeborg's overall performance and contributions to the Warriors since being drafted, while Article B focuses on a specific game where he scored close to 40 points.”

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In Sunday’s 124-112 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors rookie phenom Yaxel Lendeborg fell just shy of scoring 40 points. asserted

Lendeborg → fall → points

Lendeborg finished with 37 points and was asked why he didn’t go for the 40-point figure. asserted

he → finish → figure

He indeed tried, but fell short because of the pressure from his peers. asserted

He → try → peers

“I’ve never been a stat chaser in my life, so just falling into peer pressure like I did just now was pretty much bad on my part,” Lendeborg said. asserted

Lendeborg → fall → part

“Especially because I’m a guy that just loves ethical hoops asserted

that → ’m → hoops

I’m a guy that loves efficient basketball, and I didn’t do that the last two or three minutes. asserted

I → ’m → that

So it’s kind of bad on my part.” asserted

it → ’ → part

Lendeborg said his teammate De’Anthony Melton approached him and said, “Hey man you need to get 40. asserted

you → say → 40

You’re three points away.’ asserted

You → ’re → ?

And I’m like, ‘Nah, man. asserted

I → ’m → ?

It’s all good.’ asserted

It → ’ → ?

And he peer pressured me into doing it.” asserted

he → pressure → it

“He said he’s going to give me the ball. asserted

he → say → ball

And he literally like, was holding it just to give me the ball. asserted

he → hold → ball

And I’m like, ‘All right, fine. asserted

I → ’m → ?

I’ll shoot it.’ asserted

I → shoot → it

And I missed.” asserted

I → miss → ?

Lendeborg said he tried to barter with Melton about being content with his 37 points, but then Will Richard approached him and said, “You got to do it.” “Everybody was just egging me on, and I kind of just fell into it. asserted

I → say → it

But I know next time, I’mma just play in the flow of the game, ’cause they came out of me like four threes in a row, and we almost lost the game because of that. asserted

we → know → that

So, next time I’m never doing that again.” asserted

I → do → that

It is not often you hear a professional athlete openly talk about trying to pad their stats. asserted

athlete → hear → stats

Yet, the Warriors rookie is not one for holding back. asserted

rookie → hold → ?

“If it comes to me, it does. asserted

it → come → me

If I don’t get it, then I wasn’t meant to get it that day,” Lendeborg said. asserted

Lendeborg → get → it

Steve Kerr told reporters he’s enjoyed watching his rookie shine, saying, “he’s playing this way and he really doesn’t know the NBA game yet. …He’s going to get a lot better.” asserted

He → tell → game

Warriors rookie drops extremely rare admission after falling short of making history

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