THE Warriors of the Golden State do not wait for their recruits to mature. They give them enough time to immediately develop into the pros, with both Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis getting significant minutes on the court. On Monday night, Jackson-Davis shined again for the Dubs, helping his team to a 112-102 road victory over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
Brandin Podziemski praises his comrade Warriors of the Golden State Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis after victory against the Spurs
After the match, Podziemski expressed his true feelings about seeing his fellow rookie have another solid game capped off with a thunderous facial dunk on Wembanyana at the end of the fourth quarter.
“I was very excited, especially, you know, my fellow rookie, to do a lot of things with him, like off the field and stuff like that,” Podziemski told reporters during the post-match press conference.
“So to see him succeed and shine, you know, it’s a joy for me. But just the momentum shift happened after he dunked that, the play kind of ended, sucked the life out of the building.
Davis, selected in the second round (27th overall) of the 2023 NBA draft, came off the bench against the Spurs and had a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. The old Indiana Hoosiers The star added five assists and shot 6/7 from the field in 26 minutes of action. Over the last five games, Jackson-Davis has averaged 11.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 21.7 minutes per outing.
As for Podziemski, he had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists with three 3-pointers in 35 minutes, also coming off the bench, for the Warriors, who improved to 34-30.
The victory against the Spurs was sweet revenge for the Golden State Warriors, who lost to San Antonio last Saturday at home, 126-113. It also prevented the Warriors from losing three games in a row and falling further behind the Warriors. the Los Angeles Lakers, which ranks ninth in the Western Conference standings. The Warriors are five games above the Play-in tournament limit, but they can’t relax yet, with several games left.
After beating the Spurs, the Warriors will continue their road trip to Dallas where they will face Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday.
