On January 7, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Warriors lost to the Pelicans 96-101 on the road, suffering the first consecutive defeat of the season and also giving the league's first position to the Suns. The Warriors gave injury reports before the game, and Curry, Green and Toscano Anderson all missed the game due to injury, so Wiggins became the warrior's sole player.
Although Wiggins had 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block in this game, the Warriors' overall offensive weakness and defensive intensity were not high, and the opponent Pelicans played more targeted under the leadership of Ingram, and the loss was also the final result. However, Wiggins's recent performance is still remarkable, so far this season, he has 19 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists, and more importantly, his three-point shooting rate has reached 43.4%, which is the biggest improvement over before.
It was also like this that Wiggins received 930,000 votes in the first round of all-Star voting, ranking fourth in the Western Conference frontcourt, behind James, Jokic and Paul George. If George misses the All-Star Game due to injury, Wiggins will most likely make his first All-Star trip of his career.
Teammate Klay Thompson also pushed Paul, Booker, Mitchell and other defenders in the All-Star vote, ranking fourth in the Western Conference backcourt, and perhaps Klay, who has not played in two years, did not expect it. Referring to Klay, who is coming back in an interview before the game today, Kerr said: "He had another really good training session with our trainers today and he felt good in training. We are very happy that he will be back soon. ”
Curry also spoke about Clay in an interview, saying: "When your favorite thing is forced to give up for a few years, you have to work hard during the recovery period to get back on the field. Clay spent a year recovering, and then Second Pick Wiseman joined the team, saying he was ready to come back to rule the league, but unfortunately he broke his Achilles tendon again. Clay fell, and so did our entire Warriors. Our Splash Brothers will have another year to delay getting together. ”
"But now all the moments, the highs, the lows, shaped him now, he is about to return and I and the team have been looking forward to this moment. I believe he is ready for the cheers of the fans. It was the moment he had been waiting for for a long time. I can't wait to see him prove to the world once again how great he is. ”
It seems that Curry is very much looking forward to Clay's return, and the once Splash Brothers once ruled the entire alliance. The warriors have once again found their most familiar way of playing in the new season, Curry, Green, Iguodala, or the familiar recipe, or the familiar taste, and now only one Klay is left. There are still 3 days to go before Clay's comeback, is everyone looking forward to it too?