Takeaways from Warriors' Win over Clippers: Yaxel's Shooting Is For Real
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Behind Yaxel Lendeborg's career-high 37 points, the Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to four with a 124-112 victory over the Clippers on Sunday.
Lendeborg bounced back from a poor showing against the Lakers, finishing 13-of-19 from the field with six assists and just two turnovers.
De'Anthony Melton (21 points), Brandin Podziemski (17) and Brandon Williams (17) provided support scoring for the Dubs (4-3), who were without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green (resting on front end of a back-to-back).
Rui Hachimura had a team-high 24 points for the Clippers (1-5).
Here are two takeaways from Sunday's game.
Yaxel's 3-Point Shooting Is Not a Fluke
Aside from the fact that Lendeborg was a 23-year-old on draft night, one of the reasons he fell out of the top 10 was question marks about his three-point shooting.
Lendeborg shot 37.2 percent from three a senior on 180 attempts. That's a decent percentage, but it's actually misleading. Lendeborg was shooting just 28.7 percent on his first 101 attempts, but then he shot a blistering 48.1 percent on his last 79.
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