The Warriors play the Nuggets on the road
The Warriors' playoffs were all smooth sailing, with Steven Curry back, but only as a substitute, but in the first two games of the series, they made the Nuggets feel deep despair. Curry's efficient scoring, Klay's dream return to the peak, the tough defense of chasing dreams, and the amazing performance of Jordan Poole all show the strength of this Warriors. However, in the past two games, Wiggins's personal performance has been somewhat unremarkable, with 16 points in the first game and 13 points in the second game, with 11 and 9 shots respectively.
The playoffs are a place to compete for talent and strength, and if in the regular season, people can't clearly see Wiggins' strength, then coming to the playoff stage, it should completely surface. With a 2-0 lead, the Warriors came to the Denver Plateau, and in this game, the Nuggets showed their fighting spirit at home.
Don't be invisible at critical moments
The Splash Brothers plus Jordan Pooler, the Warriors' offensive level of the guard, is definitely the first gear in the league. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Splash Brothers each scored 7 points, Poole scored 8 points, the three of them combined to shoot 22 points, the Warriors bombed 34 points in a single quarter, and Wiggins only had one shot, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal. The Nuggets also scored 32 points, and Jokic had 12 points, six rebounds and one assist. After returning from the second quarter, Wiggins still had only one shot, hit three points, and got 4 points and 2 rebounds.
However, the Warriors did have a lot of points, the Waterfall brothers teamed up to score 21 points, the team scored another 35 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, it was already 10 points ahead of the Nuggets 69-59. If you say that the first half of the team scored many points, Wiggins did not shoot can be understood, but after returning from the second half, the Warriors' offense was sluggish, and the whole team only scored 18 points, while Wiggins still only had 1 shot, did not win a point in three points, only 1 rebound, 1 turnover and 1 foul. The Nuggets seized the opportunity and scored 30 points in a single quarter to successfully surpass 2 points.
After returning from the last quarter, the two teams are still tight on the score, Wiggins, who only shot once in each of the first three quarters, suddenly got an empty opportunity in the left bottom corner, unfortunately the three points were not hit, but then a round, Wiggins got another empty opportunity in the bottom corner, the same position, Wiggins raised his knife and fell, helping the Warriors to surpass 1 point. Then grab the rebound in the frontcourt, and Poole flew to the basket to score two more points. Then he managed to defend Jokic, allowing the Warriors to hold the victory. In the end, the Golden State Warriors narrowly defeated the Denver Nuggets 118-113, and won the match point 3-0 in the series.
Wiggins didn't have a health regimen
The Warriors won the game, but Wiggins shot only 3-of-6 from the field, with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Such data is somewhat disappointing to fans, and even some fans will feel that Wiggins is still playing health basketball, but this is not the case. Curry had 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Poole 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Klay had more than 48 shots with 26 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the Warriors only had 74 shots, and in the case of 10-man rotation, the remaining 6 players had 26 shots and Wiggins 6 shots, which is understandable.
No shots, no tactical position, Wiggins didn't complain and did everything well on the pitch. The defensive end is poured out, and there is no stealth at key moments, such a player is simply the perfect championship puzzle, what else is the Warriors not satisfied? Prior to that, Wiggins was the Warriors' no. 2 scorer, second only to Steven Curry, who had that strength. But now that Clay is back and Poole has grown, they've become better scorers, and Wiggins isn't upset, he's doing the dirty work.
Wiggins could have had better stats, but for the sake of the team, he gave up. This is not a health basketball, but a real team basketball. Manu can play as a substitute for the team, Parker can develop the league, Curry can come to the bench, Wiggins can put down his value, all of which should be praised.