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By Matt Audilet
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The Golden State Warriors are in San Antonio for an NBA Cup group stage matchup against the Spurs on Friday night.
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is fresh off a 25-point, 10-rebound performance against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. And now, the No. 11 overall pick is hoping to continue that positive momentum into a difficult matchup against Victor Wembanyama and the 10-2 Spurs.
At shootaround on Friday, Lendeborg was asked about the approach to his first career matchup against the 7-foot-4 Frenchman.
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“What does he average, like five blocks? He's going to be in help a lot," Lendeborg said. "I’m gonna try to shoot as many threes as I can tonight, try to bait him into helping out. Maybe we get some more kick outs. Oh, and try to rough him up as much as we can.”
Lendeborg is averaging 21.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest through his first 12 NBA games with the Warriors. With superstar point guard Steph Curry out with an abdominal injury for at least the next couple weeks, Golden State will lean even more heavily on Lendeborg for offensive production.
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Wembanyama is a leading contender for this year's MVP trophy, averaging 30.3 points, 11.7 rebounds and a league-leading 4.4 blocks per game.
Friday's matchup till tip off at 9:30 p.m. ET.
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