With no Steph Curry in order to allow him to rest — and facing a Utah Jazz team that was on an 11-game losing streak — the scoring reins for the Golden State Warriors had to be taken by either Klay Thompson or the returning Jonathan Kuminga.
The latter was coming off a six-game absence and was using this game to get his legs under him. Based on his stat line against the Jazz, it didn’t look like he was just warming up: 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field. He scored with his typical drives to the rim, making himself available as a cutter in space, and finishing advantage situations with typical aplomb.