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The Warriors suffered a crushing defeat, with the highest score in the top 7 pick, and the second-year center hit 100%

1:02pm, 14 May 2025【Basketball】

With Stephen Curry's absence due to injury for at least one week, no one expects the Warriors to be able to defeat the Timberwolves away in a row. In fact, in the absence of Stephen Curry, the Warriors can try not to collapse and not be taken away by a wave of flow. It is already very good, and the outcome seems to be more at will.

The Warriors suffered a crushing defeat, of course there were also surprises, such as former League No. 7 pick Jonathan Cumingga, who was a substitute in this game, scored the highest 18 points in the team and grabbed 5 rebounds. You should know that this year's playoffs, Jonathan Cumingga has fallen out of its main rotation lineup. He played against the Rockets in the first round. Jonathan Cumingga basically made no positive contributions in 7 minutes. Not only did he score directly, but he only had one rebound and one steal in the data order.

But Stephen Curry was injured and the Warriors needed other players to top it, so it was normal to increase the time of the substitute, including the number of rotation players. In this game, Jonathan Kumingga made 8 of 11 shots. Although his three-pointer from the outside is still unsure, his powerful impact is very important to this Warriors, especially Jonathan Kumingga's three-point line in this game, with an exaggerated efficiency of 7 of 8 shots. If the Warriors coaching team can play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses and make full use of Jonathan Kumingga's advantages, he will have a chance in this round of series as an X-factor variable.

As for sophomore center Jackson Davis, he has not got many opportunities this year's playoffs. Most of the time, he plays behind Draymond Green and Quantton Post. He even struggled to compete with veteran Kevin Rooney, whose condition has declined significantly in the past two years. This also shows that the Warriors coaching staff, especially coach Steve Cole, still does not trust Jackson Davis in the playoff environment, including Jonathan Cumingga, a similar situation.

Of course, in this game, as the winner and lose quickly lost their suspense, the substitute time became more time, and Jackson Davis also took advantage of the opportunity. Although he played for 19 minutes and was not particularly long, Jackson Davis made all 6 shots in the game, scoring 15 points and 6 rebounds. Although Jackson Davis still seemed a little immature and was committed 4 fouls by his opponent, which once again exposed his own shortcomings, this kind of playoff stage is a valuable asset for young players.