The Warriors took the floor Wednesday night in Dallas for a game that, given its magnitude, would reveal what’s inside their hearts and on their minds.
In the meantime, the 20-year-old forward also played a sizable role in Dallas star Luka Dončić shooting 11-of-27 from the field.
Without Kuminga’s production and defense, the Dallas bench would have had an appreciable advantage over Golden State’s reserves. Kuminga came in averaging 15.4 points per game in March, on 56.8-percent shooting from the field, including 47.8 percent from deep. He is providing tangible reasons why the Warriors believe he has a brilliant future.Green went to the bench with 8:27 left in the first half with three fouls, one of which – a hard closeout on Dwight Powell forcing a 25-footer under shot-clock pressure – was exceedingly mindless for someone with his smarts.
Golden State’s defensive catalyst was limited to seven minutes in the first half and 25 for the game. The Mavericks spent most of the second quarter parading to the free-throw line because they were in the penalty. The result? A 17-9 advantage in free throws for the half, a 28-18 disparity for the game.As they have done so often this season, the Warriors tortured themselves by committing fouls. Yes, some of the whistles were questionable. But most were richly deserved.
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