Steve Kerr makes Gui Santos realization even before big Warriors boost
The unsung hero from Saturday ‘s win!
The Golden State Warriors continued their winning ways on Saturday night at Chase Center, albeit only just after they outscored the Detroit Pistons 8-2 in the final 35 seconds to record a 115-110 victory.
The veteran trio of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green were huge throughout the game. Curry and Butler combined for 58 points and 18-of-19 from the free-throw line, while Green hit the clutch go-ahead wing 3-pointer down the stretch.
Yet while the Warriors again leant heavily on those three stars, it was young forward Gui Santos who proved the unsung hero in his nearly 25 minutes off the bench. The Brazilian forward fouled out in the final 80 seconds, but otherwise played nearly nine fourth-quarter minutes as Golden State outscored the visitors 31-23 in the final period.
Steve Kerr has made a Gui Santos realization prior to Jonathan Kuminga’s return
Santos finished with 15 points and six rebounds, having shot 5-of-8 from the floor and 1-of-2 from beyond the arc. The young forward had an extraordinary and important put-back and-one layup in the fourth, revving up the crowd in the process after out-battling Ausar Thompson on a rare miss from Stephen Curry.
