Kuminga throws down vicious first-quarter dunk vs. Lakers

Jonathan Kuminga didn't wait until the fourth quarter to throw down a sick dunk Saturday night in the Warriors' clash against the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center.

The rookie got the start against LeBron James and Co., and he made the most of his time on the court in the first quarter.

Kuminga's first bucket of the game came on a simple dunk off a pass from Kevon Looney.

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But then 90 seconds later, Kuminga brought the house down with a vicious dunk after Steph Curry weaved through the Lakers' defense. Kuminga was fouled and made the free throw.

Two minutes later, after Russell Westbrook missed a layup, Curry found a streaking Kuminga for an easy transition layup that led to a Lakers timeout.

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In just under seven minutes in the first quarter, Kuminga finished with seven points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field while grabbing four rebounds and was a plus-8.

LeBron and the Lakers got a good first impression of what Kuminga can do.

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