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He can play in the whole team alone! If there were no forward star scoring continuously, the Warriors would have lost at least 30 points

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In a previous NBA playoff game, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors 117-93. After this game, the Timberwolves tied the total score of the series to 1-1, and both sides returned to the same starting line. Considering that the Timberwolves won a big victory, they may also have a certain psychological advantage.

Although the Warriors suffered a crushing defeat in this game, the team's substitute forward star Jonathan Kuminga's performance is still worthy of recognition. Kumingga played 26 minutes and 23 seconds in the game, made 8 of 11 shots, 1 of 3 from outside the three-point line, and 1 of 4 free throws. He scored the team's highest score of 18 points, plus 5 rebounds and 1 assist. He also had 2 turnovers and 1 foul, with a plus-minus value of -8. Kumingga is also constantly attacking the opponent's inside line on the offensive end and has achieved quite good results. When other players cannot score and cannot assume sufficient responsibilities on the offensive end, Kumingga can even be said to have shouldered the team's offensive banner. If Kumingga hadn't used his personal ability to win a lot of points without taking too many shots, the Warriors would have lost more miserably in this game, and the situation would have seemed more passive. Kumingga helped the Warriors hold the final bottom line.

In the NBA regular season this season, Kumingga played a total of 47 games due to injuries in 82 games, averaging 24.3 minutes per game, averaging 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 1.9 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 45.4%, a three-point shooting percentage of 30.5%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 66.8%. In the playoffs, Kumingga has only gotten five chances in the first nine games so far, averaging 17.9 minutes per game, averaging 8.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.4 blocks. He also had 1.4 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. He shot 43.6%, three-point shooting percentage 40%, and free throw shooting percentage 50%.

Kuminga's playing time after returning from injury at the end of the regular season has always been very limited. His playing style seems to be somewhat out of place with the team's system, and he has never been able to get enough trust and support. In the playoffs, Kumingga often fell out of the team's rotation lineup, and if Stephen Curry hadn't been absent due to injury, Kumingga wouldn't have received so much playing time in this game. However, in this game, the actual situation proved one thing. Kumingga is really a player with outstanding personal abilities. In such a chaotic situation, he is even the only one in the team who can perform normally on the offensive end. Curry will have to miss a few games next, maybe Kumingga should get more trust?

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