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RecapBrandin Podziemski recorded eight points (2-of-10 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs), three rebounds, one block and two three-pointers in Friday’s loss to the Spurs.
While Yaxel Lendeborg received most of the attention in the immediate aftermath of Stephen Curry’s oblique injury, the Warriors also need more production from Podziemski. Against the Spurs, he went 1-of-8 from the field in the first half and was limited to 22 minutes. According to Cleaning the Glass, lineups from last season that included Podziemski but not Curry ranked in the 26th percentile in effective field goal percentage (52.5). Against the Spurs, the Warriors had an effective field goal percentage of 41.4 percent.