Lendeborg dresses as Curry on a big night for the Lakers

The rookie of Dominican origin Yaxel Lendeborg dressed as Stephen Curry this Sunday with 37 points and six triples to lead the victory of the Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Clippers (124-112), in a game that the San Francisco team faced without its great leader, pending his recovery from a knee problem.

The power forward, 24 years old, added four rebounds and six assists in 34 minuteswith 13 hits on 19 field goals, to fuel Golden State’s fourth consecutive victory.

De’Anthony Melton supported him with 21 points and six triples, while Brandin Podziemski and Brandon Williams contributed 17 points each.

Chosen eleventh in the draft, Lendeborg, of Dominican roots through his family, conquered the NCAA with Michigan alongside the Spanish Aday Mara before reaching the NBA.

Lendeborg scored 12 points in his debut against the Lakers, 18 against Memphis, 26 against Phoenix, 31 in Denver and 26 in Minnesota. After falling to six against the Lakers, this Sunday he had his best performance without Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green or Moses Moody.

For the Clippers, Spaniard Baba Miller, also a rookie, contributed two points and two rebounds in six minutes.

The night also left us with a great performance by Luka Doncic, who destroyed the Toronto Raptors with 45 points and fifteen rebounds.six assists and five steals to boost the victory of the Los Angeles Lakers by 131-125 and return the Los Angeles team to the path of victory.

The Slovenian converted twelve of his 23 field goals, eight of twelve triples and his thirteen free throws in 35 minutes. His display allowed the Lakers to react after blowing a 25-point lead in Friday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Doncic had already left the game on track at halftime, with 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and five steals. He became the first point guard in NBA history with at least five steals and five triples in a half.

The Slovenian, the Lakers’ main reference after the departure of LeBron James after eight seasons, continued his extraordinary scoring start. He had scored 52 points against Utah, 41 against Portland and 37 against Golden State, after missing the derby against the Clippers due to back discomfort.

Austin Reaves backed him up with nineteen points and Walker Kessler contributed 16, fifteen rebounds and three blocks, without missing any of his six field goals. Collin Sexton added fourteen points off the bench.

The Lakers reached halftime with a 66-54 lead and extended the difference to 104-82 at the end of the third quarter, before Toronto reacted with 43 points in the final period, without being able to make a comeback.

Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 29 points, while RJ Barrett added 22 and ten rebounds. Jamison Battle added twenty off the bench.

Toronto competed again without Kawhi Leonard, absent due to inflammation in his left knee, at the start of its West Coast tour.