Game Report: Chef Curry cooks up 50 as Warriors defeat Hawks

Golden State Warriors: Two things we learned

1. Warriors can win in a multitude of ways

Through ten games, we’ve already seen the Warriors be able to adapt and play at different tempos depending on what’s needed on that particular night.

This Hawks game was a high-tempo, fast paced affair packed full of scoring. Although Atlanta were able to compete and even look better across the first half, they were unable to match Curry’s brilliance and the overall juggernaut of the Warriors offense.

We’ve also seen in past games that the Dubs are capable of locking in defensively, making their matchups lower scoring by completely suffocating the opposition offense.

As good as Curry was against the Hawks, they’ve also showed a sustained ability to win games with him having below average games by his lofty standards.

2. Rookies relying on injuries & rest nights for veterans

Towards the end of the first quarter, Warriors fans got their first look at Jonathan Kuminga next to Stephen Curry and outside of garbage fourth quarter minutes.

The opportunity arose due to the resting of Otto Porter Jr., opening up a spot at the four behind Draymond Green. Although Kuminga didn’t disgrace himself, he also didn’t do enough to earn important minutes in the second half nor for games in the short term where the Warriors are mostly healthy.

For him and Moses Moody, their relying on injuries and rest nights to the veteran players. Those will come through the course of a grueling 82 game schedule, meaning they just have to stay patient as Steve Kerr has alluded to.

The Warriors are now 9-1 and with Philadelphia losing to New York, they’re now 1.5 games clear atop the league standings. They now have a day off before taking on Timberwolves at Chase Center on Wednesday.