Two battles boom 50 points! The Warriors created another 21-year-old supernova, following Poole's transformation to get a billion-dollar contract?
On October 14, Beijing time, the Warriors and Lakers played the second meeting of the preseason, and the Warriors won 129-125 to complete the double. In this game, both sides have their own gains. The Warriors lost to the Lakers in the first place, but the bench beat the Lakers, and the Warriors' four substitutes scored double-doubles.
Kuminga was brave, shooting 9-of-12 from the field for 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and 3-of-5 three-pointers. Moody had 15 points and three assists and shot 3-of-4 from three-point range. Rookie Pojemsky was in great form, posting 10 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 block, with 0 turnovers in the game. Payton Jr. had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
The Warriors picked up the leak again, and the rookie selected with the 19th pick was far better than the Lakers' 17th pick with Xifino. Xifino was still in a slump, and his shooting was so poor that he had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists on 1-of-7 shooting. Xifino wastes a lot of ammunition every game, his offensive selection is not very good, and his shooting feel is poor.
The Lakers selected Schifino with the 17th overall pick, missing out on multiple potential newcomers and, in addition to Pojemsky, Whitmore. Xifino didn't have any bright spots in the preseason, shooting poorly, not fast enough, not bouncing well, passing ability was average, and he would make some inexplicable mistakes in the game.
In contrast, Warriors rookie Pojemsky has blown out Fino in two straight games. In the first game, Pojemsky scored 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 1 of 2 three-pointers. This is a well-rounded guard who can be a good helper for Curry and Paul. Xifino shot 3-of-11 in the first game, scoring seven points, six rebounds and two assists.
The Warriors' brightest player in the first two preseason games was Kuminga, who shot 8-of-14 from the field, 4-of-8 from three-pointers and 4-of-5 from the free throw line for 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
In this game, Kuminga scored another game-high score and shot 3 of 5 from three-point range. In both games, Kuminga scored a total of 50 points, averaging 25 points per game, and shot 7-of-13 from three-point range, with the Warriors hitting the most three-point range.
Kuminga's shooting ability has greatly improved, as if he is another super shooter of the Warriors. Kuminga is in his third season of his career, a dividing point for many young players. Good young players often explode in the third season of their careers, becoming quasi-All-Stars or even All-Stars, thus renewing large contracts with the team early after the season.
Jordan Poole broke out in his third season and then got a billion-dollar contract. Kuminga also had to transform, and he showed his ability to do it in the preseason and stole the limelight.
Originally, the Warriors mainly polished Paul in the preseason, look at the outside cooperation between Paul and Curry and Tang. The Warriors' players didn't play too hard in the preseason, and Kuminga, as a young man, needed to show his energy to get more chances in the regular season.
The Warriors didn't bring in great interior players in the offseason, but fortunately Kuminga ushered in a metamorphosis. If he can support the interior of the second team on the bench, then the Warriors will have more confidence to rush to the championship.