The Golden State Warriors were completely hapless against the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup on Friday, losing by 38 points, 123-85, at Frost Bank Center.
The Warriors sorely missed Stephen Curry, who is sidelined for at least two weeks due to an oblique injury. San Antonio jumped on Golden State at the outset, dominating the first quarter, 38-14. The Spurs never gave the Warriors a chance and rolled to the lopsided victory.
After a string of impressive performances, Yaxel Lendeborg cooled off with three points on 1-of-13 shooting in 24 minutes. He also had seven rebounds and three turnovers.
In a report from NBC Sports Bay Area's Dalton Johnson, Lendeborg was in disbelief over the embarrassing defeat.
“We just lost by like 100 (points). I'm f***** up mentally right now,” said the outspoken rookie.
“Ain't gonna lie, I don't even have nothing to learn, bro. We got the s*** beat out of us. I don't know what to learn, man. I was flustered the entire game, man. Couldn't make a damn layup. A layup. I don't really even know, man.”
The Warriors shot 33% from the field and were outrebounded, 60-43. They conceded 15 points off 14 turnovers.
The Spurs, who led by as much as 43 points, crushed the Warriors in the paint, 56-28.
Article Continues BelowNone of Golden State's starters scored in double digits. LJ Cryer led the team with 20 points, including six three-pointers, off the bench. Charles Bassey was the only other player to score in twin digits with 11 points.
The game got chippy in the second quarter, with Draymond Green getting called for a flagrant 1 foul for pushing Victor Wembanyama from behind.
The Warriors fell to 8-5, including 2-4 on the road.