9 of 11, smashing 21+10! 6 consecutive substitute games 20+! soared into the sky, tying the Warriors' all-time record
The Warriors host the Western Conference Utah Jazz, Stephen Curry puts on a handsome suit to start the rotation mode, Wiggins is out due to injury, and the two cores are both exempt! But the Warriors are not anxious at all, because in the case of locking in the play-offs, it doesn't matter if they win or lose the remaining five regular season games. Although theoretically they still have a chance to break into the top six in the West, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is very small! Rather than continue to fight, it is better to let the main team get as much rest as possible and prepare for the play-offs.
Although the Warriors don't demand much from winning in the rest of the regular season, do you think they are really going to mess up? That's absolutely impossible! Because they also have Klay who dreams of returning to the top, Chris Paul, rising stars Davis, Moody, and Kuminga. In short, it will not be easy for the Jazz to take the victory away from Chase Center! The Warriors can play leisurely, but they will not let the victory slip away easily. Because they were originally a playoff team that was far stronger than the Jazz.
In the first quarter of the game, the Warriors quickly took the initiative on the court after a short passivity at the beginning, hitting four three-pointers from the outside to hit a 14-2 attack wave, and at the last moment, Podemsky hit another three-point shot, and the Warriors scored 41 points in the first quarter with a 13-point lead into the second quarter. In the second quarter, the two sides started a tug-of-war, you come and I played so well! Klay scored 25 points in the half, and the Warriors led him into the second half with a 14-point lead. In the rematch, Klay continued to score 7 points in a row to help the Warriors take a 20-point lead. The Jazz opened the game with an 8-2 run to chase the difference to about 10 points, but the Warriors then used a 7-0 offensive wave to directly extinguish the Jazz's hopes of a comeback, and finally the Warriors beat the Jazz 118-110 at home.
In this game, Klay dreamed back to the top, playing 28 minutes and 9 seconds, shooting 12 of 23, 6 of 13 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored a game-high 32 points, plus 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, plus or minus +11. According to statistics, 32 points is the second-highest score in a single game this season, and it is also the fourth 30+ he has scored this season. In Curry's absence, Klay has perfectly shouldered the burden of the team, which is gratifying!
As everyone knows, the Warriors' particularly outstanding players in this game are not only Klay, but also Kuminga who came off the bench is also remarkable! In this campaign, Kuminga played 27 minutes off the bench, shooting 9 of 11 from the field, 1 of 2 from three-point range, 2 of 2 from the free throw line, and 21 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, equalling the all-time record held by Sarunas Mathieu Leonis in 1977-78.
From the bench to the team's starter, and then from the starter back to the bench, Kuminga has become a jack-of-all-trades for the Warriors, and he can play any role as long as the team needs it! Kuminga, who has matured more and more, has now become a trump card in the hands of Coach Kerr. He is not arrogant or impatient, and he is more and more like Curry's successor!