Brandin Podziemski, deed of trust

Without Stephen Curry, Kristaps Porzingis or Draymond Green to face the Nuggets, the Warriors would have to find other solutions to win and resist Nikola Jokic. It is the collective power that has spokenand also a Brandin Pod Ziemia inspired in the last quarter. That must be clear because by then the substitute had missed his match, with a terrible 1/10 in shooting after 36 minutes.

“Everything seemed to be in slow motion”, says the player in his last quarter. “The last two or three shots, everything was so slow. The goal is always to find it. Great players do that. That’s how I felt about things.”

With a perfect 6/6 shooting and 15 points in the final twelve minutes, Brandin Podziemski actually had a high level quarter. But not only in scoring. “It was phenomenal. He grabbed eight rebounds in the quarter, made some big shots. He was brilliant.”, Savor Steve Kerr.

Let go of the ball, then find it again

Confidence returned at the best of times, to get rid of the Nuggets, while with his initial 1/10, he could never get his head out of the water. “The worst thing is to doubt your decisions”he slips. “It’s all about finding the right positions”specifies his coach. “He is decisive but not dominant with the ball. This is the next step. We saw him, in this match, sometimes in difficulties. When he releases the ball and it turns, it comes back to him, it is completely different. He is a unique player who has yet to find his way.”

In this success, Brandin Podziemski finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists and thus had a great game, one pass from the triple-double. In five games against Phoenix with 0 points, he averaged 15 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists. Generally speaking, the last month he has been in a good phase, with good performances, which has not always been the case since the beginning of his career.

“He had ups and downs, that’s for sure. But our season also has ups and downs, and sometimes collective difficulties affect the players. analyzes Steve Kerr. “He’s got a lot of confidence. He wants the ball, he wants the big shots. But, like any player, he needs rhythm. He can help himself. That’s what we’re trying to teach him: he can do himself a favor by releasing the ball quicker, at the beginning of the possession, and then catching it again. Sometimes he wants to start and still make a difference at this stage. It’s been fantastic for him.

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How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / 3 points in an attempt; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.