A listless Phoenix Suns team bereft of Kevin Durant was just the medicine the Golden State Warriors needed after a tough, physical contest against the Houston Rockets — akin to an R&R session after being swarmed in the ring by a pugilist with an affinity for roughhousing.
Medicine is also what Brandin Podziemski has apparently received. In what form or manner is something only the team’s internal stakeholders are privy to, but Podziemski has had a stretch — dating from when he returned from an abdominal injury, up till tonight’s game against the Suns — in which he has become a significantly impactful player for the Warriors.