Stephen Curry had a “light” day thanks to the brilliance of the Golden State Warriors’ young stars, led by Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski.
Perfect match for Stephen Curry (20 points, 4-9 3PT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists), Klay Thompson (14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block) or Draymond Green (9 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists) today had to make room for the brilliance of two young Golden State Warriors stars.
Rookie Brandin Podziemski achieved a double-double of 12 points and 14 assists to become the rookie with the most assists in a match this season.
Accompanying the above double-double are 7 rebounds. More impressive is that PG born in 2003 did not have any turnovers in 34 minutes of play.
In addition, Podziemski also equaled a record of 14 assists in his rookie season, something only Stephen Curry could do in a Golden State shirt since 2010.
“14 assists is a great number, but I enjoy it more when I don’t lose the ball the whole match,” the Warriors’ young defender shared after the match.
Next to Podziemski is Jonathan Kuminga, who is playing extremely well for the Golden State Warriors since wearing his new hairstyle.
The Congolese striker scored 29 points with 11-15 FG, adding 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals to complete the comprehensive game.
This is the 8th consecutive game that Kuminga scored over 20 points, around the same time he wore a new hair style. Statistics show that since the day he lost his hair, Kuminga improved from 12.8 points/game to 21.1 points/game, achieving 44.8% 3PT and 6.0 rebounds.
With the shining performance of the duo Podziemski and Kuminga, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies with a final score of 121-101. Both the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies had a relatively bad January. The performance of the two teams fluctuated because many key players took turns getting injured. The Warriors specifically have a more complete squad, but Draymond Green’s absence causes their play to stagnate.
Since Green returned after his suspension, Golden State has played smoother, true to the inherent image of coach Steve Kerr’s team.