Aside from the Kuminga distraction, the issue for the Warriors is that Moody and Podziemski continue to struggle to put solid games together. Podziemski, who is averaging 11.9 points a game, has scored in single digits in four of his last five contests. Moody (10.4 ppg) has scored in single digits in seven of his last eight games.
While a faction of the Warriors fan base will blame head coach Steve Kerr and his assistants for the lack of development, the reality is none of the three has become what the Warriors wanted. That becomes more pronounced on a night like Sunday, when Curry scored 31, Jimmy Butler scored 30 and the next highest scorer was De’Anthony Melton with 10. These are the types games in which — in Sunday’s case — Moody and Podziemski should pick up more of the slack.