Last season's Warriors' victory allowed them to complete the feat of rebuilding while winning the championship, and in the case of winning the championship, there were first- and second-year lottery shows such as Wiseman, Kuminga, and Moody, and this season the Warriors selected Baldwin and Rollins in the draft, which increased the number of young people on the team again.
However, as the defending champion, the Warriors' performance this season is not satisfactory, coupled with the stagnation of young people's growth, the future direction of the Warriors does not look clear, but the Warriors made a choice on the trade deadline, they sent Wiseman away in a four-way trade and welcomed back Payton Jr., which means that the Warriors chose the present, still sticking to the iron triangle of Curry, Klay, and the dream plus the core lineup of Wiggins and Poole.
However, for a team, with core veterans sitting in the team, it is also necessary to think about the future, Wiseman went to the Pistons, the performance has improved significantly, coupled with the Warriors' away record this season has not improved, many people believe that the Warriors' choice this season may have lost both the present and the future.
However, the Warriors have been happy recently, and today against the Lone Ranger, the Warriors won and got a long-awaited away streak. At the beginning of the game, although the Warriors took the lead, they trailed by 3 points in the first quarter, and the two sides continued to attack in the second quarter, and the Warriors entered the second half with a 10-1 tie-up at the end of the quarter with a two-point advantage.
After switching venues, the situation between the two sides did not improve, or each only offense, the Warriors once took a 9-point advantage, but the Lone Ranger caught up again with an accurate three-pointer, and the Warriors still led by 3 points at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Warriors blossomed inside and out, once establishing a clear advantage of 8 points, but Hardy helped the Lone Ranger stabilize the situation in a three-point row from the outside, and Doncic faced Green for a layup in the final stage, and Curry broke through to finish the killing game, and finally the Warriors won 127-125 against the Lone Ranger.
Before this game, the two sides were ranked 6th and 7th, which is a veritable playoff spot battle, the game between the two sides is very rich, and there are many highlights in the game, after the Warriors won, they held the 6th position, 1 win ahead of the Timberwolves and Thunder behind them, and the Lone Ranger fell directly to the 9th place in the West.
In this game, the Warriors bloomed more on the offensive end, 6 scored double-doubles, of which Curry was 9 of 18, got 20 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists, and the last-minute layup helped the team seal the victory, in today's overall offensive feel of the team, Curry did not adhere to individual offense, but used his own passing ball to drive teammates, willing to be a green leaf, sent 13 assists in the game, and did not make free throws.
In addition to Curry's clean 20 points and 13 assists, the Warriors' brightest player today is definitely Kuminga, today he scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting on the offensive end, and on the defensive end he mainly defended Doncic, and also received good results, completing 2 steals.
In fact, this is not the first outbreak in Kuminga's recent game, Kuminga's hot form has continued for a while, in the last three games in addition to today's 22 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, previously faced the Grizzlies on 8-of-16 shooting, 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists; Against the Rockets, he shot 7-of-9 with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. He scored 63 points in three games, and Kuminga performed very well throughout March, and after 2 seasons of tempering, Kuminga can be said to have played.
In an efficient and productive situation, Kuminga's offensive tools are also very rich, and in addition to his normal pie-eating finish, his mid-range shooting now looks very consistent and has some accuracy beyond the three-point line. What's more valuable is that Kuminga is very clear about his positioning, he starts from defense, in the absence of Wiggins, he goes to lead the opposing arrow figure, and the defense is very good.
This season is Kuminga's second season, and his playing time has increased compared to last season, averaging 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks in 20.5 minutes per game. The data is very comprehensive, can attack and defend, can be inside and out, it seems that he has moved in the direction of an offensive and defensive star. The highlights of the recent period are for a talented young man like Kuminga, the mentality and confidence can be raised to a higher level, and the subsequent performance will be better and more stable.
Kerr said after today's game that the recent period has been the best stage of Kuminga's career. Although the Warriors' use of Kuminga does not give lottery shows as much playing time as other teams, their policy is relatively clear, and their development of Kuminga seems to be in the direction of Leonard. And Kuminga's mentality also looks very calm, especially compared to Wiseman's desire to attack independently, Kuminga looks smarter in the Warriors' clear positioning of himself, and it also makes the Warriors feel a lot more at ease.
Kuminga's growth has undoubtedly made the Warriors team happy, and the overall state of the Warriors has also picked up recently, after an 11-game losing streak on the road, they recently got a wave of 2 consecutive wins on the road, which not only allowed them to stabilize the top 6 position in the West, but also allowed them to break their demons, and they will be more comfortable when playing away from home.