In today’s Dub Hub:
- Steph Curry credits Warriors’ young core for leading team to 131-118 victory over the Grizzlies.
- Jonathan Kuminga discusses his commitment to having a “rebounding mindset” this season.
- Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo named Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week.
The Golden State Warriors’ young core took over Monday night in a 131-118 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies. Brandin Podziemski, Jonathan Kuminga, and Moses Moody combined for 68 points, leading the way
as the veterans took a back seat.
Stephen Curry, who scored 16 points in 30 minutes, praised the group after the game for stepping up when the team needed them.
The biggest question for Golden State entering the season was whether its veteran core could stay healthy through the grind of an 82-game schedule. Monday’s win offered a promising sign. By trusting their young trio to take on more responsibility, the Warriors can keep Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green fresh for when it matters most — the stretch run and the playoffs.
For more on this and other news around the NBA, here is our latest news round-up for Tuesday, October 28th:
Warriors News:
Young core gives Warriors something to smile about in win over Grizzlies | The Athletic
The beauty of this one was it wasn’t Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler or Draymond Green who had to set the tone and carry them across the finish line. It was Brandin Podziemski, Moses Moody and, once again, Jonathan Kuminga who set the tone for the Warriors — as the young trio combined for 68 points — offering a reminder to the rest of the league that this roster is built to hit teams in a variety of different ways over the course of a long 82-game season.
“It was a good day when everybody has a good day,” Moody said with a smile after the game. “You know Steph and Jimmy are going to do what they do, Steph, Jimmy and Dray. But everybody else being able to contribute and have a good day, that’s a fun day as a team.”
What we learned as Jonathan Kuminga leads Warriors to dominant win vs. Grizzlies | NBC Sports Bay Area
One of the big issues for the Warriors in Friday’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers was their inability to protect the ball. They committed a season-high 25 turnovers, which repeatedly prevented the offense from finding much of a rhythm.
Against the Grizzlies the Warriors continued to have some sloppy stretches, and they coughed up the ball 15 times that led to 20 points for Memphis. That’s still far too many for Kerr, but it is a step in the right direction.
Jonathan Kuminga talks about his commitment to rebounding this season
NBA News:
NBA memo addresses the need to assess ‘dire risks’ of gambling | ESPN
“While the unusual betting on Terry Rozier’s ‘unders’ in the March 2023 game was detected in real time because the bets were placed legally, we believe there is more that can be done from a legal/regulatory perspective to protect the integrity of the NBA and our affiliated leagues,” the memo states. “In particular, proposition bets on individual player performance involve heightened integrity concerns and require additional scrutiny.”
The league wrote in the memo that it is exploring ways to enhance its integrity monitoring programs to better use artificial intelligence and other tools to “synthesize all available data from betting operators, social media, and other sources to identify betting activity of concern.”
Victor Wembanyama and Giannis Antetokounmpo named Conference Players of the Week
In case you missed it at Golden State of Mind:
By slowing things down, Jonathan Kuminga has never looked faster
Kuminga’s willingness to buy in and be in alignment with Kerr and the team’s ethos has played a significant part in that turnaround. It all starts with the littlest details that have all added up to Kuminga exponentially upping his impact on winning. Arguably no other example of such is more apropos than what happened just below the eight-minute mark of the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 131-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
As the Warriors push the pace and head back on offense, Kuminga receives an entry pass from Brandin Podziemski while being guarded by the much smaller Ja Morant. Naturally, it draws attention toward Kuminga’s side of the floor due to the nature of the mismatch. When a past version of Kuminga would power through and insist on taking advantage of his one-on-one matchup, look at what Kuminga does instead:
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