If the Warriors don’t use a new forward star, the Warriors lack competitiveness, but if they use him more, they will slap Cole in the face?

In a previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals G4, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors who played at home 117-110 again. After this game, the Timberwolves widened the total score of the series to 3-1 and won the match point; while the Warriors encountered a huge crisis, it seemed that they were on the verge of being eliminated.

Although the Warriors lost the game, the team's substitute forward star Jonathan Kuminga's performance is still worthy of recognition. Kumingga played 29 minutes and 31 seconds in the whole game, made 6 of 13 shots, 0 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 11 of 12 free throws, and obtained the team's highest score of 23 points plus 1 assist and 1 steal. There were 2 turnovers and 1 foul, with a plus-negative value of -13. On the offensive end, Kumingga kept reliant on his impact and explosive power to create damage to the opponent's inside line, and also achieved good results. Kumingga may be the only player in the Warriors team who is online and able to create threats to their opponents, and their opponents are indeed struggling to impact him. It is no exaggeration to say that if it weren't for the strong performance of Kumingga and the status of other Warriors players, we wouldn't know how many points they would lose.

In the NBA regular season this season, Kumingga played 47 games 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, shooting percentage of 45.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 30.5%, and free throw shooting percentage of 66.8%. In the playoffs, Kumingga has only gotten seven chances in the first 11 games so far, averaging 22.1 minutes per game, averaging 13.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.6 blocks. He also had 1.6 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 48.6%, three-point shooting percentage was 43.8%, and free throw shooting percentage was 75%.

Kuminga almost won any trust in the first round of the playoffs, and her performance lacked highlights due to the limitations of playing time. However, in this round of the series, due to Stephen Curry's injury, Kumingga had to be entrusted with important tasks and received a lot of playing time. As a result, everyone saw that he scored high scores in succession, proving his value to the team and his influence on the game. Even in this case, Kumingga's playing time is very limited and he has not fully realized his potential. For Warriors head coach Stevr Kerr, his mood should be quite complicated. Without Kuminga, the Warriors will become uncompetitive. Using Kuminga is equivalent to a decision that was directly slapped him in the face. He is like being a person inside and outside.