On January 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a key matchup, with the Warriors playing against the Pistons at home. The Warriors started with a record of 16-18 and only ranked 11th in the West! In yesterday's game, the Warriors led by 18 points in the fourth quarter, and were reversed by the Nuggets. Kuminga performed so well, but he couldn't get playing time, and Kuminga turned around and left after the game, including questioning Kerr's employment many times after the game, which also caused the Warriors to fall into infighting. And Kerr responded when facing the camera, he and Kuminga have already talked, he wants to leave the conflict behind the scenes, he let Kuminga know that the team needs him, but also to consider the lineup combination!
The most interesting thing is that Kuminga suffered a toe injury before the game, indicating that he may be sidelined, but the Warriors still have Kuminga in the starter. Kerr's explanation for this is that Kuminga is getting better and better, which is why he can stay in the starting lineup! Of course, according to the Bay Area media, Kuminga has actually threatened the status of Green and Wiggins' team. As for the Warriors turmoil, many teams are interested in Kuminga and Moody, and the possibility of the management pressuring the coaching staff is not ruled out! Of course, Kerr and Kuminga are at odds, he has 100 ways to let Kuminga play, but he can't play a role, as Kuminga said before, he doesn't understand the meaning of obviously playing aggressive, but also passing the ball to the veteran.
In the situation, the team needs Kuminga's output, and Yu Li, even if he finally intends to trade Kuminga, also needs his data to support it! Of course, at this moment, Curry will not speak out. The Pistons started the game with a 3-31 record and were properly at the bottom. However, the Pistons lineup includes the Warriors' old friends: Wiseman! Pistons starters: Cunningham + Ivey + Bogdanovic + Livers + Duren, and Warriors starters: Paul + Curry + Klay + Kuminga + Looney. In the opening game, Klay scored a layup, Livers responded with a three-pointer, Looney kept making kills inside, Duren easily split dunks, and Cunningham jumped to continue the firepower. Kuminga's quick dunk ignited the Warriors' home fans, and then Looney continued to feed Kuminga, who scored consecutive points with a kill!
In the second half, the offensive efficiency of both teams decreased at the same time, but the Pistons relied on Burks and Knox to overtake the score. At the critical moment, Saric stopped the bleeding with three points, and then hit consecutive boards, and after the first quarter, the Warriors led the Pistons 22-20. Back in the second quarter, Wiseman faced Saric with a one-arm heavy dunk, Saric continued to eat cakes, Klay walked, Knox hit a three-pointer, Paul picked up a basket + Kuming strengthened the offense + Saric three-pointer, and the Warriors played a wave of 8-0 climax. In the middle of the game, Cunningham led the team to overtake the score again, Davis continued to eat cakes and dunk, Curry made kills, and Kuming strengthened the offensive efficiency too high! In the second half, Curry and Burks scored three points, but the Pistons relied on Duren and Bogda to chase five points in a row.
The Warriors led the Pistons 50-46 in the first half, and in the entire first half, Curry scored 8 points on 2-of-8 shooting, Klay scored 4 points on 2-of-9 shooting, and Kuminga scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the half. In the middle of the period, Paul and Podzemski rained three-pointers, and the Pistons relied on Osar Thompson and Cunningham to respond single-handedly. In the second half, Wiseman made a kill, and the Pistons rained three-pointers, but fortunately, Podemsky stopped the bleeding with three points, and Wiggins also hit a three-pointer at the end of the quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Pistons 79-75.
In the fourth quarter, Klay and Joseph hit consecutive three-pointers, and the Pistons relied on Burks and Bogda to blossom inside and out. After that, Kerr finally replaced Moody, Klay and Saric rained down three-point rain to stop the Pistons!But the Warriors suffered bad news, Paul withdrew from the game with a palm injury! In the middle of the game, the Pistons made a force, Cunningham jumped + Ivey hit three points, Kerr called a timeout and came back, Cunningham continued to hit a three-pointer, and then crushed Klay to score a layup! In the last 4 minutes, Curry finally hit another three-pointer, but Cunningham led the team to tie the score! In the last 2 minutes, Klay hit both free throws, and Bogda overtook with three points! In a desperate moment, Curry hit both free throws +Two three-pointers killed the suspense of the game! In the end, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Pistons 113-109!
Warriors statistics, Curry 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Klay 19 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds on 6-of-18 shooting, Kuminga 11 points and 6 rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting, Podemski 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Davis 11 points and 9 rebounds, Saric 17 points and 3 rebounds, Paul 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Curry was in a slump in the first half, but his performance in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter redeemed himself, and he remained the most trustworthy man for this Warriors team. Kuminga only had two shots in the second half, and although he played the most minutes on the team, Kerr had various ways to "respond" to Kuminga. Pistons stats, Cunningham 30 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Knox 18 points, Burks 13 points and 4 rebounds, Duren 13 points and 12 rebounds, Bogda 12 points and 5 rebounds, Wiseman 4 points and 3 rebounds.