The NBA regular season continues, and today the Warriors travel to take on the Rockets. In the end, they defeated the Rockets 133-110. The Warriors won this game to make it six wins in a row, completely widening the gap with the Rockets, and the Warriors essentially locked up their playoff spot after winning this game. In this game, Thompson personally scored 29 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, including 7 of 11 shots from beyond the three-point line, Curry got 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Davis Jr., who started the game, scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
In Kuminga's recent absence, Davis Jr. has stepped into the starting lineup. The combination of Davis Jr. and Green, who entered the starting lineup, was very compatible and achieved very good results. In today's game, he scored 20 points and shot 8-of-10 overall. He can basically complete the opportunities created for him by his teammates, and he also has a certain degree of independent offensive ability under the basket.
After today's game, the reporter asked Kerr if he would adopt the current starting lineup of Green and Davis when Kuminga returned, and Kerr also gave his own answer. Cole admits that his philosophy is that if you play well, keep doing the same thing. From Kerr's answer, it is clear that if Kuminga returns, he will continue to use the combination of Green and Davis. It also meant that Kuminga lost his starting spot after a few injuries.
Davis Jr. is definitely a malleable talent, and as a No. 5 who is not very tall, his finish under the basket is definitely a reflection of talent. Davis has been shooting extremely well this season, hitting 70.7 percent from the field. In the first season of his career, he averaged 7.8 points in 16 minutes per game, and if he averaged more than 30 minutes per game next season, he might contribute close to 15+10 data on average, which is very scary.
Davis Jr. is a fish in water in the Warriors' system. There are too many good passers in the team to create easy scoring opportunities for him. At the moment he has established himself in his position. The next thing Davis Jr. needs to improve is his mid-range finishing ability. He may not take advantage of some tall centre-forwards, and this is when mid-range can help him score. Then there's the fact that he needs to learn the ball-handling ability with Green. With his basketball acumen, we believe he can quickly master these abilities in a short season or two. He's clearly one of the Warriors' future interior cores, and the future is limitless.