He started 2-of-9 from the field, was directly abandoned by Kerr in the final quarter, and he was reluctant to get up for a long time after the game
The NBA regular season continues, and today the Warriors travel to take on the Grizzlies. In the end, they won 121-101 against the Grizzlies. Kuminga continued his excellent performance in this game, scoring 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Curry got 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Podemski, who came off the bench, scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists, a career high in assists, and his plus/minus was also the highest on the team.
Podzemski was so good today that Kerr kept Podemski on the court in the final crucial moments, and Thompson was dropped. Thompson's playing time today was 27 minutes, and Podzemski came off the bench but had 34 minutes of playing time, which shows that Kerr trusted Podemsky more in the final moments today.
Indeed, Thompson's performance today was not satisfactory, and it was difficult for him to run out of shooting opportunities when he was targeted by the opponent, and even if there were some offensive opportunities, he did not have many open opportunities against the opponent's strong shots, so his shooting touch was not excellent. Thompson's movement speed doesn't allow him to run too many open opportunities, and it will be difficult for him to get rid of defenders as long as the opponent is targeted at him. So maybe on the court his mentality will change, there will be some strong shots.
When Thompson is on the court, his teammates will deliberately look for opportunities for Thompson, but sometimes they will waste a lot of half-court offensive time. In fact, it is completely possible to give those offensive opportunities to Kuminga, and Kuminga's performance on the court is more efficient. And he can create free throws even if he can't score. Kuminga's scoring efficiency is now higher than Thompson's, while Podemski's scoring ability is not as good as Thompson's, but he has a better overall view on the court, and his first choice when he is on the court is to find teammates, and Kerr prefers this type of player.
After today's game, Thompson also sat on the bench for a long time and did not get up, obviously he was abandoned by Kerr at the last moment, and he also felt a little concerned, maybe Thompson will experience more and more such a situation in the future, because the team's young people are improving rapidly. Kuminga has now become the team's second point of attack. And Podzemski is also improving rapidly, and even when the Warriors choose to trade in the offseason in the future, Thompson will put it in the bargaining chips of the trade, because now Thompson's role in the team is gradually decreasing, and he is no longer for sale.