Klay Thompson came again, and the Warriors in the second half were in a desperate situation, resulting in Thompson hitting three consecutive points and scoring 16 points in the final quarter to help the Warriors finally win. However, the Lakers are not angry, LeBron James failed to hit the free throw at a critical moment, and the team could only accept the result of three consecutive losses. At present, the Warriors' second position in the West is relatively solid, and if Thompson can maintain this state, the Warriors still have the hope of impacting the first place in the West.
Steven Curry seems to be a little discouraged after breaking Ray Allen's three-point record, and in the game with the Lakers, he went 24 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 7 of 17 three-pointers, plus 9 free throws, 9 of 9, and the overall stats looked good, but there were some hot eyes on 8-of-1 from outside the three-point line, and Thompson's outstanding performance also proved that the Splash Brothers were indispensable. In fact, in addition to Thompson, there is another player who has performed quite well, he is Jonathan Cuminga, the seventh pick in 2021, who has 18 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block on 11 shots and 8 free throws, which is the key to the Warriors' ability to establish a lead in the first half.
As the seventh pick in the first round of 2021, Cuminga did not receive much attention, averaging 7.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, and his performance could only be decent, compared with the Pistons' Cadet Cunningham, the Rockets' Jaylen Green, the Cavaliers' Evan Mobley, the Raptors' Scotty Barnes and other players who scored in double figures, Cuminga was obviously a bit out of step. But the Warriors are not eager to let Cuminga immediately play the price, he is the future hope of the Warriors, and as far as the current Warriors' lineup is concerned, Cuminga as a rookie does not have more opportunities to perform.
No performance opportunity does not mean that Cuminga does not have strength, he will gradually improve himself and integrate into the Warriors system in his usual training, once he gets the opportunity to perform, Cuminga can also shine everyone. In the six games in February, Cumminga averaged 27 minutes per game, almost doubling the season average of 14 minutes per game, and Cumminga also seized the opportunity given to him by Steve Kerr to improve his stats to 16.7 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 assists, shooting 59.4% from the field and 28.6% from three-point range.
Based on the presence of Curry, Thompson, and Andrew Wiggins, Cumminga has a lot of empty play on the offensive end. Taking the game against the Lakers as an example, Cuminga's eight shots were all in the box, and most of the offensive methods were empty cut dunks and empty cut layups. His mobility and physical talent will enhance the Warriors' choice on the offensive end, especially when Curry and others attract defense, and Cuminga will get more offensive opportunities on the no-ball end.
In fact, the Warriors are not eager to let Cummingga take over the game, he can be at ease to polish his personal offensive and defensive skills, and then familiarize himself with the system, Curry, Thompson and others are the best team players, as long as Cuminga's personal ability is good enough, he will definitely have the day to emerge, from the performance in February, Cuminga has the hope of becoming a balanced offensive and defensive forward player, if there is a high-level point, Cuminga may be the Warriors' true destiny in the next era.
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