Stephen Curry is already thinking about “ prestige match » who is expecting his Warriors at Christmas. The Californians will visit the Nuggets, their successors and defending champions on Monday. They will do it in the best possible conditions, riding their current streak of five victories in a row.
Latest, last night against the young Blazers. A comfortable success, of 20 points, marked by the good performances of the “Splash Brothers”: 28 points (11/16) for Klay Thompson and 27 points (11/18) for Stephen Curry. But behind these two, in the absence of executives Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins, the young shoots made their contribution.
“ The balance is good. We have a lot of options every night at our disposal, a lot of good players, which allows us to deal with injuries. The group feels good. We have a very complete squad with players who complement each other well. », se satisfied Steve Kerrwhose team moved into the positive (15v-14d) for the first time since November 12.
The coach was already enthusiastic before the start of the season, seeing his rotations reinforced by the arrivals of Chris Paul and Dario Saric. Next to them, the young shoots are responding. Brandin Podziemski is now the starter and brings additional creation. Last night, he again flirted with the triple-double (15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists).
A new “double timeline”
Jonathan Kuminga also started last night and contributed 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The hyper athletic winger seems to have gained thickness. In December, it averaged just under 15 points. We must also mention Trayce Jackson-Davis (13 points and 5 rebounds), without forgetting Moses Moody (11 points).
“ I love seeing young people get a chance because they work as hard as anyone else. They remain patient. Their playing time may be inconsistent, but to see them come in and make an impact, not just scoring, but grabbing rebounds, drawing offensive fouls, running the ball, it's amazing to see. This is the hallmark of the Warriors. This makes me very happy and grateful as a veteran », appreciates Klay Thompson.
He had experienced the “double timeline” of recent years, imagined by the leaders of the Warriors, mixing their executives with young talents. A failure because Jordan Poole, James Wiseman, Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Ryan Rollins have all since been traded.
“ It feels like the balance is great this year. Mike Dunleavy (the GM) did a great job with this team. We have the veterans, who are the core of this team. But look at Brandin, JK and Moses, these young people who bring a lot to our team. Balance is good “, says Steve Kerr, whose adjustments to the rotations are starting to pay off.
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 26 | 33.6 | 46.5 | 42.4 | 93.2 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 28.3 |
| Klay Thompson | 27 | 30.5 | 42.1 | 37.7 | 90.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 17.2 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 27 | 21.3 | 50.6 | 32.3 | 65.6 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 12.5 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 25 | 26.5 | 42.0 | 30.0 | 66.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 12.3 |
| Dario Saric | 28 | 20.8 | 46.6 | 40.5 | 83.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 10.7 |
| Draymond Green | 15 | 25.1 | 49.0 | 42.9 | 83.3 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 22 | 21.8 | 44.9 | 40.0 | 68.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 8.4 |
| Chris Paul | 25 | 27.4 | 39.2 | 30.3 | 88.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 8.4 |
| Moses Moody | 28 | 18.7 | 46.9 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| Gary Payton II | 14 | 17.3 | 47.9 | 32.1 | 66.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 5.9 |
| Kevin Looney | 28 | 21.4 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 70.6 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Tracey Jackson Davis | 18 | 10.3 | 61.2 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| Gui Santos | 3 | 6.1 | 57.1 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Lester Quinones | 3 | 5.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Cory Joseph | 13 | 10.8 | 26.5 | 19.0 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Usman Garuba | 1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jerome Robinson | 2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
