Heading into Sunday’s contest against the Dallas Mavericks, Jonathan Kuminga was riding one of the best scoring stretches of his rookie campaign. The No. 7 overall pick from the 2021 NBA draft notched nine consecutive games with double-figures in scoring.
During his impressive run, Kuminga was averaging 15.4 points on 58.8% shooting from the floor and 33.3% shooting from long distance in 26.5 minutes per game.
However, similar to the rest of the Warriors rotation, Kuminga struggled to find the bottom of the net against the Mavericks on Sunday night at Chase Center.
In 17 minutes off the bench in Golden State’s loss to Dallas, Kuminga tallied nine points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field with four boards and two steals. The G League Ignite product was in foul trouble for most of the contest, recording five fouls against the Mavericks. After scoring five points in the third quarter, Kuminga failed to register a bucket for the rest of the game. The 19-year-old led the Warriors with four turnovers —his second-highest mark of the season.
Via @NBCSWarriors on Twitter:
This was whistled for goaltending … but KUMINGA 😱 pic.twitter.com/YFOW3strrx
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) February 28, 2022
With Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala all missing time, the Warriors will need Kuminga to bounce back at the start of their upcoming four-game road swing.