Earlier, the Warriors played the Timberwolves away from home, due to the absence of Curry and Dream, the team was behind by 8 points in the first quarter, and was once led by 27 points by the opponent, and finally lost 99-119, swallowing the fifth loss of the last 7 games, as the team's second scorer, this game against the old club, should have been the perfect time for Wiggins to usher in the outbreak, but in the whole game he shot only 4 of 11, in the opening 29 minutes of playing time, only got 12 points, The plus-minus value is -9, the second-to-last of the starting Five Tigers.
You should know that in the Warriors' first game against the Timberwolves this season (November 11), Wiggins scored a new season-high 35 points, that game in front of the fans at the Chase Center at home, facing his old teammate Towns directly came to the two separate dunks, which can be described as full of might, and it was that game that made Wiggins gradually lose his own thermos cup and began to intentionally take on the offensive burden for Curry. After entering December, Wiggins' three-point shooting rate once reached a terrifying 52.7%, making him the Warriors' most accurate three-point shooter.
His recovery has also allowed Warriors fans to start canvassing for votes for him, and in the recently announced All-Star second round of voting, Wiggins ranked third in the Western Conference frontcourt with the total number of votes 1829733, second only to James, Jokic, and even much higher than George, Thick Eyebrow and his teammate Dream Green. As a result, after Clay ushered in a comeback, Wiggins seemed to be back to the previous state of the indisputable "goji brother", since Clay's comeback, the Warriors played these 5 games (Klay played 4 games), Wiggins only cut 20+ in the game against the Bulls on January 15, the remaining 4 games, are on the outside to seek scoring opportunities, compared to the previous from time to time to the box to stage a few dunks, it is exactly like a change of person.
And today's game against his old club, Wiggins began to crouch in the bottom corner again, and then every time he received a pass from his teammate, the first time was not to think about the offense, but to choose to divide the ball, but as long as he could have the offensive aggression of December, the Warriors would not let the game lose suspense early, and finally swallowed the 20-point defeat. The sharp reduction in offensive appetite in these games has reduced Wiggins's average numbers this season to 18.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2 assists, and although 48.8% shooting and 42.2% three-point shooting rate are still career-highs, their average points per game are the lowest since joining the Warriors. From this data sheet, it is clear that Wiggins has an efficient offensive ability, but the desire to attack has gradually disappeared with Clay's return.
If he continues to be so desperate and as unintended to attack as he was before, Wiggins may really have to say goodbye to his first All-Star trip this season. You should know that not long ago, a Korean boy band in order to let him be on the all-star stage, even at the expense of canvassing for him on social media, it is this huge publicity, so that Wiggins's votes can soar so fast. But one after another Buddhist attacks, Wiggins really makes people feel a little "angry".
Next, the Warriors will play against the Pistons, Pacers, and Rockets, facing these teams that are not very strong, Kerr may continue to let Curry and dream-chasing rotation, if Wiggins can't seize such an opportunity to fill his thermos with Red Bull, then the final failure of the All-Star stage can only be said to be his own fault!