If this match between Lakers and Warriors was marked by yet another duel at the top between LeBron James And Stephen Currythis Golden State victory is mainly collective.
Brandin Podziemski thus shone with his 28 points, just like Jonathan Kuminga. With 18 points, the Congolese has scored more than the entire Lakers bench, which ended the meeting with only seven units on the clock. And Draymond Green did not fail to greet the good performance of his teammate.
“It allows the team to go to the next level” Assures the veteran on what this version of Jonathan Kuminga brings. “He refuses certain shots to make a pass to a teammate who is in a better position, that's what the stars do. We need him to continue to play at this level. »»
For his part, Stephen Curry Wish to leave his young teammate develop quietly: “I think we just have to let him play basketball. We don't need to comment on each of his games. We are not in a situation where we judge each of his minutes. »»
However, the leader of the Warriors stressed that Jonathan Kuminga had been decisive on both sides of the field. With 9 rebounds and 4 assists, in addition to his 19 points, the winger delivered a complete performance.
The spark of Brandin Podziemski
Another player who stood out in this duel at the top, Brandin Podziemski. The back of the Warriors delivered a first half-flight half with 22 points at 6/7 at 3-point. He ended the meeting with 28 units including eight 3-point shots, his career record, 8 rebounds and 6 assists!
“I made two good shooting games during this road trip (5/8 to 3-point against Atlanta and 9/14 shooting against the Spurs) So I continue to rely on it“, explained the young player of the Warriors After this meeting.
More broadly, the whole workforce of Golden State responded for this duel which had a real smell of playoffs. The Lakers and the Warriors are currently positioning themselves in the 4th and 5th place in the West, respectively, and could therefore very well meet for a possible first round …
“All guys understand what it takes to win“, Concludes Stephen Curry, proud of his comrades in this last straight line. “” They trust them when they are on the ground. We still have a lot of work to do, but I'm happy with the level we have today. »»
| Shots | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | COP | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 60 | 32.2 | 44.7 | 39.4 | 92.9 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 43 | 30.1 | 44.4 | 37.9 | 77.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 17.6 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 20 | 32.3 | 43.6 | 21.7 | 84.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 17.3 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 39 | 25.5 | 45.3 | 32.3 | 65.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 16.3 |
| Buddy Hield | 72 | 23.0 | 41.6 | 37.0 | 82.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| Dennis Schroder | 24 | 26.2 | 37.5 | 32.2 | 74.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 10.6 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 54 | 25.9 | 42.9 | 34.0 | 74.7 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| DE'AUTHONY Melton | 6 | 20.2 | 40.7 | 37.1 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 10.3 |
| Moses Moody | 64 | 21.8 | 43.6 | 37.2 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| Draymond Green | 58 | 29.1 | 42.6 | 32.2 | 68.2 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 9.1 |
| Quinten post | 34 | 16.8 | 46.7 | 43.4 | 78.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 8.5 |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | 56 | 16.6 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 58.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| Gary Payton II | 58 | 14.9 | 58.5 | 33.0 | 71.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
| Lindy Waters III | 38 | 17.2 | 37.1 | 33.1 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| Kyle Anderson | 36 | 15.0 | 45.0 | 36.5 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| Kevon Looney | 66 | 15.1 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| Gui Santos | 47 | 13.7 | 48.7 | 37.5 | 70.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| Kevin Knox II | 8 | 6.9 | 45.8 | 27.3 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Jackson Rowe | 5 | 8.5 | 40.0 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Pat Spencer | 33 | 6.7 | 38.5 | 11.8 | 73.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Yuri Collins | 2 | 8.2 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Reece Beekman | 2 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
