The NBA playoffs continue, and today the Warriors ushered in the second game of the series against the Grizzlies. In the end, they lost to the Grizzlies 101:106. Swallowing the first loss of the series, Curry had 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Thompson was not feeling good, and scored 12 points on 2-of-12 shooting from outside the three-point line. Jordan Poole, who came off the bench, scored 20 points. The Grizzlies Morant scored 47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides opened a high-intensity confrontation mode. Payton Jr. was viciously hit on the head by Dillon Brooks during a counter-attack dunk and fell to the ground. This fatal foul directly led to a fracture of Peyton Jr.'s elbow, further injuries also required MRI examination, and Dillon was directly expelled from the field. Of course, the confrontation between the two sides has not been alleviated by this vicious crime. Green was then punched in the face by the Grizzlies players and returned to the locker room, and Curry was repeatedly hit by Grizzlies players. The warriors played very well throughout the game. After all, the main players were injured by the Grizzlies players and could not play, and the impact on the team was obvious. Warriors players desperately need a flashpoint to release their emotions.
Wiggins, on the other hand, acted as the one who unleashed his emotions. With more than nine minutes left in the second quarter, Wiggins received a pass from his teammate and went straight to the basket, completed a man-crossing dunk, and directly knocked the Grizzlies defender to the ground. This dunk is indeed very morale-boosting. Who noticed Curry's move off the field? He ran directly from the bench to the technical desk and shouted, venting his emotions. Many Warriors fans are even more blunt after seeing this partition.
Wiggins played very bloody in this game, Wiggins personally scored 16 points in the whole game, grabbed another 9 rebounds, and 5 of the 9 rebounds were frontcourt rebounds. It can be said that Wiggins tried his best on the defensive end. This game may be the object of both Curry and Thompson, but Wiggins will not be that person, and he deserves everyone's appreciation.
Wiggins' role in this series and even throughout the playoffs has been overlooked. In fact, his contribution is not reflected in the data, and his investment in the defensive end and his rush to rebound in the frontcourt are extremely critical parts of the Warriors. So now Wiggins has clearly become an indispensable player for the Warriors. Especially after Thompson suffered a serious injury to both legs, Wiggins's importance on the defensive end was already very obvious. In the future, he is clearly one of the Warriors' non-selling products.