After suffering yesterday's half-time 39-point "tragedy", the Warriors bottomed out today to face the Bulls, the number one in the East, to go berserk with their opponents 138-96. Wiggins scored 21 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting to become the team's biggest success, and Kuminga, who came off the bench, became the Warriors' biggest surprise, but in this way, Klay Thompson, who was on leave in this game, was a little embarrassed.
Just 3 minutes into the game, LaVine left the court injured, which was a clear blow to the Bulls. Without Ravine pulling away space around him, Vucevic forgot his own singles weapon under the basket, and without a commando who could impact the basket to tear apart the Warriors' interior defense, the Bulls attacked only by piecemeal hits near deRozan's midline.
The Bulls' offensive end is difficult to form a sustained score, and when the defensive end faces the 3-point rain led by Wiggins in the second quarter, the Bulls are completely opened, just like the Warriors faced the Bucks yesterday, there is really nothing to do. I have to say that in this game, Wiggins really put down the thermos cup, played for 27 minutes, scored 21 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds in 8 of 11 shots, and the efficiency of internal and external shooting was extremely high.
It has to be said that Thompson's comeback is indeed suspected of disrupting the rhythm of the Warriors. The impact on Wiggins in particular is even more obvious. After Thompson returned, Wiggins had to give up the tactical position and on-court ball he had become accustomed to, and before Thompson returned, Wiggins only had to put down the thermos game, and the Warriors had a great chance of winning. But in the three games since Thompson returned, Wiggins scored only 10, 13 and 16 points, respectively. The Warriors' record is 3-2.
This is embarrassing, but I believe that the Warriors will soon pass through the run-in period under Kerr's tutelage, which has allowed Wiggins and Thompson to quickly find a good chemical reaction so far. After the game, Wiggins also responded to this, saying that he would find a way to cooperate with Thompson as soon as possible and pass the run-in period as soon as possible.
And this game has to be said that Cuminga's performance is eye-catching, the whole game played 25 minutes, 10 of 12 shots, including 3 points and 4 of 2, cut 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, which is really a muscle. Cole's killing move, which had been hidden for so long, was exposed in advance.
As a rookie with the 7th pick in the first round of 21 years, Cuminga did not get the heavy use he deserved in the Warriors this season, has been sent to the development league to train, from time to time to transfer back to the team, and can only sit by the water dispenser as a spectator, quite a bit of Zhou Qi's treatment in the Rockets. But gold always shines, Cumminga proved himself with today's game, the outside can shoot, the inside can bomb the basket, can also use the footsteps to make fouls, but also can quickly attack and send dunks, the means are very comprehensive. After the game, head coach Cole also praised his technical versatility and explosive athleticism.
(Text/shitou)