Wiggins has always been undervalued
The Warriors easily ended the first round of the playoffs, and Jokic, who was alone, did his best, but when he encountered the Warriors' five small, the pork belly was several pounds less, and in the end he could not make the trend of the series. Who are the warriors in the first round of the playoffs who have contributed the most? Poole, who amazed everyone, Curry who was a substitute, Klay who dreamed of returning to the top, or Green, who was a master of cards, all had choices, but perhaps, people ignored one person, that is, Andrew Wiggins.
This was the second time in his career that Wiggins had stepped onto the playoff stage, the last time was four years ago, stained with Jimmy Butler, but eventually swept out by the Houston Rockets 4-1 Gentleman. This time, Wiggins once again stepped on the playoff stage, just looking at the data, mediocre 14.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists, but the role was no one to replace.
The Grizzlies have a clear home advantage
In the Western Conference semifinals, the Warriors played against the Grizzlies, a young but deep team. Originally thought that this was a pin-point game against McMang, but who would have thought that the referee would continue to stand up and steal the scene, allowing the Grizzlies to gain the so-called home advantage again and again. The second quarter was not finished, Curry 3 fouls, Klay 3 fouls, Payton Jr. 3 fouls, warriors 15 fouls in the halftime, dream Green is directly led to second-level malicious fouls, tragically expelled.
The importance of Dream Green to the Warriors is self-evident, not to mention the organizational aspect, just take the defense. The dream chasing on the defensive end can be said to be the Warriors' last line of defense. Without chasing his dreams, Wiggins stepped forward to become the defensive core of the team, always facing Morant on the defensive end, grabbing 3 rebounds in the frontcourt, and only 1 turnover. The key two free throws in the final quarter, coupled with the rebounding in the frontcourt, became one of the key figures for the Warriors to turn the tide.
With Wiggins' help, the Golden State Warriors eventually overcame the Grizzlies' home-court advantage to win 117-116 and take a 1-0 lead in the series. The Grizzlies have exhausted the home field advantage, unfortunately, or lost the game, which may be the tuition fee that young teams need to pay!
The Warriors are thankful to Wiggins
In the whole game, Wiggins only had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 6-of-14 from the field, far less than Poole's 31 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. But you know, defending Morant is a huge challenge, the physical exertion is self-evident, in such a situation, Wiggins can still contribute 17 points, what else can you ask for? The defensive intensity of the regular season, Wiggins averaged seventeen or eighteen points per game, and when it came to the playoff stage, Wiggins was still like this, which was really a bit confusing. However, Wiggins' performance is still worthy of recognition.
Wiggins on the court, does not have the ball, the defensive end is diligent, the offensive end is also a good grasp of the opportunity, although the three-point shot is only 5 shots 1, but in the box 5 shots 4 shots. It has to be said that in this series of warriors against the Grizzlies, Wiggins may be the only player in the Warriors who has a slight physical advantage. In the following games, the Grizzlies will work harder to use their physical advantage, and in such cases, Wiggins must be tougher to ensure that the Warriors' rebounds do not fall into the downwind.