Golden State Warriors: Takeaways from the Kings

Closing Thoughts

That last-minute Kings comeback was amongst one of the most bizarre comebacks I’ve witnessed and it was even more bizarre to see Poole and Steph miss those easy shots. The Dubs’ defense held firm while the offense floundered and they managed to avoid, what would have been a catastrophic upset.

Wiseman’s offense has looked very impressive up until now in this young season, but the defense remains to be a lot of work. While playing in drop coverage has its drawbacks, and there are plenty of moments when the guards have to navigate those screens better, Wiseman’s struggled for the most part on that end and is one of the reasons those second-unit lineups have been getting gashed.

Kuminga’s fit in some of these lineups is just wonky at best and it’s affecting how much he can contribute. From last season, it became fairly clear that Kuminga works best as a small ball 5, in spaced-out lineups, but in this young season, there’s been a whole lot of overlap between him and Wiseman. This helps out neither of them, and it remains intriguing to see how long the Warriors try to force these two to play in lineups together.

Poole finally had an offensive outburst and it was much needed. The lineups having more spacing and giving him more room to work with turned out to help him find more space and make it easier for him to score. He’s going to have a big season as the 6th man this year.

Next up the Warriors have the Pheonix Suns who are coming off a win against the LA Clippers. That will be the Warriors’ first road game of the season and is a prime opportunity for the Warriors to get a much more important conference win, one that could have important seeding implications in the long run.