Warriors week recap: Lendeborg's 31 in Denver ends an 0-3 start

The Warriors needed four games and a rookie's best night to get their first win. They lost their first three, two of them badly and one in a way that will sting for weeks, before a 134-114 win at Denver on Monday kept them from their first 0-4 start since 2007-08. Golden State is 1-3, 12th in the Western Conference. Here is every game from the first week, with box-score numbers from ESPN.

Wednesday, Oct. 21: Lakers 127, Warriors 105

The opener in Los Angeles was over by the third quarter. Walker Kessler, in his first game for the Lakers, scored 26 points on 12-of-12 shooting with nine rebounds, and Luka Doncic had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in three quarters. Austin Reaves added 23. The Lakers shot 57% and led by as many as 35.

Stephen Curry scored 23 in 21 minutes, going 7 of 7 at the line. Brandon Williams added 14 off the bench. Golden State made 8 of 36 threes. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had 12 points in his debut and spent much of the first half in a running argument with Doncic that drew him a technical foul; ESPN's Anthony Slater has the full account. Brandin Podziemski missed the game with back soreness. Game page

Friday, Oct. 23: Grizzlies 111, Warriors 108

The home opener at Chase Center looked won. De'Anthony Melton's corner three with 3:47 left put the Warriors up 106-94. They did not score again. Memphis closed on a 17-0 run, the second-longest fourth-quarter run by an opponent in Steve Kerr's tenure according to ESPN Research, and No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer put the Grizzlies ahead for good with a floater with 20 seconds left. Kerr was given a technical arguing an illegal-screen call on Draymond Green on the next possession, ESPN reported.

Boozer finished with 25 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and Ty Jerome scored 28. Curry had 24 points, 11 of them from the line, Lendeborg had 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and Podziemski scored 18 in his return. Two-way center Graham Ike started against the Grizzlies' size and had 10 points. Game page

Saturday, Oct. 24: Suns 131, Warriors 122

On the second night of a back-to-back, the Warriors rested Curry (right knee), Green, Podziemski and Al Horford (all low back), according to the Associated Press. Devin Booker made 17 of 25 shots and scored 43 for Phoenix, 17 of them in the third quarter.

The Warriors' young players kept it close for three quarters. Lendeborg scored 26 with six threes, Melton had 25 on 8-of-13 shooting, Williams scored 20 and Ike had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Golden State fell to 0-3 for the first time in 19 years. Game page

Monday, Oct. 26: Warriors 134, Nuggets 114

With Curry, Green and Podziemski back, the Warriors went into Denver as underdogs of about seven points and led most of the night. Lendeborg had 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, making 12 of 13 free throws despite going 1 of 8 from three. His 87 points through four games are the most by a Warriors rookie since Wilt Chamberlain in 1959, according to Slater.

Curry scored 24 on 8-of-8 shooting, 3 of 3 from three, with 21 of his points after halftime. Podziemski added 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists and was plus-33. The Warriors made 22 of 44 threes, and Kerr closed the game with Curry and Green on the bench. Nikola Jokic had 19 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists, and DeMar DeRozan scored 21. Game page

The week in one line

Lendeborg has started all four games and leads the team with 87 points, Curry has scored 23 or more in all three games he has played, and the reserves have had to carry a lot: Melton's 25 and Williams' 20 in Phoenix came with four regulars resting. The Warriors are at Minnesota tonight; the look-ahead has the week's schedule, and the team page has the full season.