Lendeborg scores 37, Warriors beat Clippers 124-112 without Curry

Yaxel Lendeborg scored 37 points and De'Anthony Melton hit six 3-pointers as the Golden State Warriors beat the LA Clippers 124-112 on Sunday, November 1, without Stephen Curry.

Lendeborg made 13 of 19 shots, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range, and added six assists. Golden State (4-3) won the second quarter 34-20 after trailing by 11 points in the first.

The Warriors played at home without Curry, who was out for right knee injury management. Draymond Green also sat, for bilateral low back injury management.

The Clippers (1-5) scored 37 points in the first quarter and led 37-26 after a 10-0 run. Golden State answered with 10 straight points across the break and trimmed the deficit to 37-36 early in the second.

The third quarter stayed even, 29-28 for the Warriors. An 11-0 run midway through the fourth made it 111-92, and the lead reached 22 at 114-92 with 6:11 left.

Los Angeles closed on a 10-0 run. Nick Martinelli's 27-footer cut the deficit to 118-110. Melton answered with a step-back 3-pointer, then another with 39.5 seconds left for a 124-110 lead. Blake Wesley's two free throws ended the scoring.

Rui Hachimura led the Clippers with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, and Kobe Sanders scored 16 off the bench. Darius Garland had 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting. Kris Dunn made seven steals.

Golden State made 22 of 49 3-pointers and had 32 assists to the Clippers' 22. Los Angeles did not block a shot.

Brandin Podziemski had 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Brandon Williams added 17 off the bench, and Melton finished with 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting from deep.

Up next

Clippers: home against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, November 2.

Warriors: home against the Phoenix Suns on Monday, November 2.