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Kuminga’s growth mindset on display in Warriors’ recent wins originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Before Jonathan Kuminga could make his way through a line of handshakes and daps from his Warriors teammates and coaches, he was stopped in his tracks by Draymond Green. A hug turned to foreheads meeting each other and a smile radiating from the elder statesmen.
Proud and prideful. Both emotions were seen and felt Saturday night as Green and Kuminga completed their personal handshake following the Warriors’ 127-121 overtime win over the Houston Rockets on the road.
Green had fouled out with 8.1 seconds remaining after an egregious inbounds pass leading to a Warriors turnover with them leading by two points. His foul led to two Rockets free throws, which tied the game. Overtime, however, belonged to Kuminga.
“They brought energy, they brought force, they got us on our heels,” Green told reporters after the win while speaking on the Rockets’ comeback attempt. “And then Jonathan Kuminga showed why he is Jonathan Kuminga.”
The Warriors led by 18 points after the first quarter at the Toyota Center. Their lead grew all the way to 31 points during the second quarter and was at 28 points by halftime. Kuminga was a major reason why.
Coming off the bench for the third consecutive game as Steph Curry nurses a sprained left ankle, Kuminga in 11 minutes scored 14 efficient points off the bench in the first half. He was 4-of-7 shooting, sank two of his three 3-point attempts and, equally as important, got to the free-throw line three times where he went 4 of 6.
But in the second half, Kuminga, like the rest of the Warriors, struggled. In 10-and-a-half minutes, he only scored three points. Kuminga didn’t make either of his two shot attempts. What he did do, however, was continue getting to the free-throw line.
Kuminga went 3 of 4 from the charity stripe in the second half and was 7 of 10 there overall. The rest of his Warriors teammates were 25 of 40. His 23 points were on 7-of-12 shooting, plus his seven made free throws.
As Green rattled off names like Tari Eason, Jabari Smith and Amen Thompson in turning the tides…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-11-03 06:35:00
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