Warriors' Patrick McCaw scores a career-high in Monday's loss

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Patrick McCaw went 8-of-13 from the field in Monday's spot-start, finishing with a career-high 19 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in 35 minutes of action as the Warriors fell to the Denver Nuggets 132-110.

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It was also a career-high in minutes for McCaw, who was starting in the place of Klay Thompson (heel). He's averaging 10.0 points, 2.7 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game through three starts this season.

McCaw's -7.4 nERD ranked fourth among Warriors players in Monday's loss, per numberFire Live. He also has a -1.0 nERD on the season, which ranks 312th in the NBA and is the worst mark on the team.