Steph, Draymond rush for JK’s layup for career-high in Warriors win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Steph Curry and Draymond Green looked like proud parents at the end of the Warriors win 99-93 against the Houston Rockets Thursday evening.
The Warriors stars had good reason.
Jonathan Kuminga capped off a breakout evening at Chase Center with a tough layup to give him a career-high 33 points.
Kuminga’s bucket with 16.9 seconds left in regulation gave the Warriors a five-point lead. As the Rockets called a timeout, Curry and Green jumped off the bench and sprinted toward the fourth-year pro.
About 15 minutes after the Warriors ended their five-game losing streak, Curry — nursing bilateral knee tendinitis — celebrated Kuminga’s game-clinching layup with a message on X, formerly Twitter.
Fresh off his career night, Kuminga was asked about his latest layup by NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke, Monte Poole and Festus Ezeli on “Warriors Postgame Live.”
“It was a really big moment,” Kuminga said. “I was a little nervous. I really wanted to go get that ball and just have Draymond and Steph supporting you, saying ‘Go get the ball,’ the whole team was behind me, saying ‘Go get the ball, be just confident.’ , take your time.’ And I think that boosted my energy and my confidence to go out there and play.”
The Warriors needed a big game from Kuminga and that’s exactly what they got.
The 22-year-old has struggled this season, but Thursday night’s performance was a reminder of what Kuminga is capable of.
The Warriors hope Kuminga can build on his career night.
