{"id":8235,"date":"2024-12-06T08:35:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T08:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8235"},"modified":"2024-12-06T08:35:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T08:35:33","slug":"steph-curry-posts-reaction-to-jonathan-kumingas-performance-in-warriors-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8235","title":{"rendered":"Steph Curry Posts Reaction to Jonathan Kuminga\u2019s Performance in Warriors-Rockets.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Jonathan Kuminga took center stage amid Stephen Curry and Draymond Green&#8217;s absences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Warriors-news-Jonathan-Kuminga-gets-Stephen-Curry-Draymond-Green-hyped-amid-career-high-vs.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga hyped up, with Draymond Green and Stephen Curry (in casual clothes) heart eyes towards Kuminga\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0entered their Thursday night matchup against the Houston Rockets in need of an ambulance\u2026 but not for them. Despite missing Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, who are dealing with knee and calf injuries, respectively, the Warriors managed to snap their five-game losing skid by\u00a0defeating their longtime nemesis, 99-93, behind\u00a0Jonathan Kuminga&#8217;s career night.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga has faded into the background for the Warriors to begin the 2024-25 campaign, but on Thursday night, he took center stage with the team missing its number one option. He poured in 33 points on 13-22 shooting from the field, and he made perhaps the biggest shot of the night for the Warriors. Leading by just three, 113-110, with around 20 seconds remaining in the ballgame, Kuminga took the ball all the way to the basket and scored a tough layup over the contest of both Dillon Brooks and Fred VanVleet.<\/p>\n<p>This was the highlight moment for Kuminga that got both Curry and Green\u00a0hyped up on the sidelines\u00a0as the Warriors returned to winning ways behind the stellar play of the 22-year-old forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steph Curry and Draymond Green were HYPED after Jonathan Kuminga scored to put the Warriors up 5 with 16 seconds remaining \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warriors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@warriors<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l3bpHCytmZ\">pic.twitter.com\/l3bpHCytmZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1864904695946580478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kuminga clearly had the Warriors bench hyped up, with Curry taking the role of lead cheerleader as he continues to deal with a bilateral knee injury. Even after the ballgame, the Warriors&#8217; star man gave Kuminga his much-deserved flowers,\u00a0posting a hype message\u00a0on his official account on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rnfhrsi43\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1864910107399852476&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fwarriors%2Fnews%2Fsteph-curry-posts-reaction-to-jonathan-kuminga-s-performance-in-warriors-rockets-01jed8hsyj3m&amp;sessionId=b0342dca49b12d1a6788086b6a213ab10b45b67e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1864910107399852476\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kuminga, indeed, did take over for the Warriors and flourished as the first option on a night where the team needed him to pop off. What the 22-year-old has to do from now on, however, is to figure out how to carry over this level of play even when Curry and Green return.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jonathan Kuminga was the star of the Warriors&#8217; show in major slump-busting win<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3154830\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3154830\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3154830\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-00-drives.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-00-drives.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-00-drives.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-00-drives.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-00-drives.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-00-drives.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (00) drives\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3154830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 John Hefti-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jonathan Kuminga was truly a force to be reckoned with on Thursday night; from the get-go, Kuminga left his imprint on the game, impressively scoring from all three levels while displaying a confidence that hasn&#8217;t been seen as much from him this season. He was efficient from the field and was aggressive in getting to the basket, and the\u00a0Warriors will want to see more of this\u00a0from him moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>But Kuminga could not have done it by his lonesome. Andrew Wiggins pitched in with 23 points of his own, while the Warriors&#8217; defense came to play, holding the Rockets to just 37.6 percent shooting on the night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan Kuminga took center stage amid Stephen Curry and Draymond Green&#8217;s absences. 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