On May 13, Beijing time, according to Warriors record Tim Kawakami, Wiggins will not miss the G6 game against the Lakers, but he may be limited. For example, there may be less playing time. Other teammates may have to play more time as well as defend James. Wiggins was injured in the G5 game and suffered a fractured rib cartilage.
During today's shooting practice, Wiggins participated in the tactical drill, and when all the players were separated for individual training, Wiggins left the court for treatment. So when the media opened up to the venue, reporters didn't see Wiggins himself.
Looney suffered the same injury in the 2019 playoffs and came on with the injury. Speaking about Wiggins' injury, Looney said: "We didn't know he was injured until he told me. He is a tough guy who never shows signs of injury on his face and continues to play as if everything is normal. I know how much pain he is, but look at him and you won't notice anything out of the ordinary. ”
Speaking about the challenge of playing with Wiggins with a rib injury, Looney said: "It's going to be difficult because you want to move freely on the field and protect where you're hurting, and it makes you overthink. In particular, Wiggins' defensive position on the team often has to bypass cover and there will be a lot of physical contact. But once you're past that inner hurdle, you feel like [the injury] isn't going to get worse, and you can try to defend and get over the pain. ”
Looney was injured and played in a special protective suit. He pointed out that if the pain is on a scale of 10, the injury has a pain index of about 7-8, and Wiggins is more difficult than himself because Looney doesn't need to shoot much. Looney also said that opponents would attack more often when they knew they had this injury.
Since it is a G6, Thompson is also in the spotlight. Warriors reporter Monte Poole reports that Thompson has commented on his two home performances (G3 & G4) in this round, which he considers "inexcusable." G3, Thompson is 5 of 14, 3 of 9 from three-point range, scoring 15 points and 7 boards, plus or minus -23; G4, Thompson is 3-of-11, 3-of-9 from three-point range, scoring 9 points and 5 boards, plus or minus +2.
The data shows that against the Lakers in this series, Thompson shot 44.7% from the ball and 33.3% from the field. U.S. media said Thompson should still score in the way he does best.