Yaxel Lendeborg and Stephen Curry led the Golden State Warriors to a 134-114 win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday at Ball Arena.

Lendeborg had 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, while Curry had 24 points on 8-of-8 shooting.

NIkola Jokic had 19 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in defeat.

Here are three takeaways from the Warriors' first win of the season.

Yaxel's Ceiling Is Higher Than I Expected

Yaxel Lendeborg showed some ball-handling and playmaking skills at Michigan. But anyone who saw THIS coming deserves to be employed in an NBA scouting department.

Lendeborg got downhill at will against Denver. He went 8-of-11 on two-pointers, and all of them were in the paint.

Most were dunks and layups, but perhaps his most impressive play was a post-move hook shot on Jokic for an and-1.

Lendeborg also shot 13 free throws, and most of them came from bulldozing drives into the paint.

In the non-Curry minutes, Lendeborg ran the offense, and he consistently made great decisions.…