Things have been feeling down as of late for the Golden State Warriors. A flurry of injuries, both major and minor, and a general trend of losses and disappointment on the court have dropped the Warriors to 10th in the Western Conference, leading to an overall feeling of despair.

However, there are still some glimmers of hope here and there, and Wednesday night was one of them. With the chance to secure a second-straight win for the first time in over two months, the Warriors embraced their first home game after a grueling six-game road trip and eked out a win over the Brooklyn Nets, 109-106, behind a career-high 31 points from Gui Santos.

After the game, Santos gave his reaction to his 30-point game and what it meant to him to achieve that mark as a Brazilian.

"It’s a good feeling you know. I was talking to my family right after the game and they were asking me how many Brazilian players had 30 points in the NBA and I think there was just three or four. That was me, Leandro (Barbosa), (Anderson) Varejão and Nenê Hilário. So all of us had 30 points, so it’s special on a night where today was the Latino night. It was very very good to do that."

Santos went on to detail what went into this monster performance.

"Of course I'm feeling very confident, the coaching staff always they give me a lot of confidence, players. Even when I got the ball on the post I saw the coaches saying 'go to work Gui, go to work, do what you do’. When you listen to that you say ‘Okay, now I can go.'"

Santos has been nothing short of excellent in the past few minutes as his minutes have increased, and this game was just another clear example of the impact Santos can have on the game.

In the past 27 games dating back to late January, when Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry both went down with injuries, Gui Santos has been available for every single Warriors' contest, starting 22 of them.

In 30.4 minutes per game, Santos has averaged 15 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.4 steals, shooting 51.9% from the field and nearly 35% from three on almost 5 attempts per game. It is simply outstanding numbers from a guy who was previously an end-of-bench garbage time player for most of his first 2 and a half years in the NBA.

In that 27-game time frame, the only three players averaging more points per game than Santos are Curry, who only played 3 games, Moses Moody, who played just 16 games and unfortunately is now out for the season, and Kristaps Porzingis, who played just 9 games.

Santos' combination of availability and production has made him arguably the Warriors' best player in this 2+ month stretch. He's already made the 3-year, $15 million extension that he signed a few weeks ago more than worth it.