Warriors rookies Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis, one day after practicing with the Warriors’ G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, were back with the big squad, and immediately made an impact. However, the Warriors’ second unit of Paul, Moses Moody, Kuminga, Payton and Dario Šarić played 3:32 together and were outscored 7-0 over 13 total possessions. Kuminga after scoring only one point in a rough first half stayed engaged and scored 14 second-half points. The Warriors’ 15 second-quarter points were their lowest for a quarter this season. The bench in the first half scored six points, going 2 of 20 from the field. Gary Payton II was the only bench player to even make a shot. Those who replaced the star backcourt off the bench couldn’t come close to replicating that kind of production. The Warriors trailed by 12 points at halftime and the lack of production from the bench was a big reason why.Ĭurry and Thompson combined to score 24 of the Warriors’ 45 first-half points, shooting 50 percent (8 of 16) from the field and 60 percent (6 of 10) behind the 3-point line. Everybody has an off-night, but on Sunday in Cleveland, all of Golden State’s bench went cold. ![]() The story of the early portion of this Warriors season has been how reliable the bench has been thus far. Andrew Wiggins only provided eight, and the Warriors received five from Chris Paul. Jonathan Kuminga scored 15 points and 12 in the fourth quarter. Draymond Green gave them 18, though that’s not his calling. What’s concerning is the Warriors are searching for a third scorer. Mitchell made five 3-pointers, and as Garland missed all five of his deep attempts, he was 12 of 13 from the free-throw line. ![]() Mitchell and Garland scored 55, in much different ways. Curry scored 14 points in the first half and 14 coming out of halftime, but Thompson only scored five second-half points. Overall, Curry and Thompson combined to score 43 points. The Splash Brothers combined to score 24 first-half points and the Cavs' duo already put up 32. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have a decade of doing this together, including four rings, and the combination of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland are in their second season starring together.Ĭurry and Thompson were the only Warriors providing offense through the first two quarters, but Garland and Mitchell were even better. Star power shined bright Sunday in a battle of backcourts between the Warriors and Cavs. Jackson-Davis earns new nickname from Klay after big game vs.
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