SUMMARY
- After 104-100 winning game against the Mavericks, the Warriors' forward Andrew Wiggins spoke about Stephen Curry's performance and backed him up.
- Besides Andrew Wiggins, no other Warriors player scored even more than 15 points at the recent game against the Mavericks.
Stephen Curry is widely renowned for his impressive shooting skills and has become the face of the Golden State Warriors. However, his performance has been declining in the past couple of games, and in the most recent game against the Mavericks, Steph scored only 13 points. While many expressed disappointment, Andrew Wiggins backed him with some thought-provoking arguments.
In the post-game interview, Wiggins was asked about the responsibility that he feels to complete the void when Steph doesn’t shoot the way he normally does. To this, he responded by saying, “I mean yeah, you know every game is different and Steph has a lot on his shoulders.” Wiggins continued to praise the 4x NBA Champion as he mentioned that what he does is amazing.
“Even when he’s not scoring the ball a lot or shots aren’t going in, he’s still the most dangerous person on the court.”
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Furthermore, he emphasized that even when Curry is not scoring the ball a lot or shots are not going in, “he’s still the most dangerous person on the court.” In addition to this, Wiggins gave an example that even if he misses 100 shots, Curry is going to play well because he is that good and dangerous. “So I just do my part and do what I can do,” the former Timberwolves player said towards the end.
Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors to a 104-100 win over the Mavericks
Andrew Wiggins has been a part of the Golden State Warriors since the 2019-2020 NBA season. He has displayed promising performances throughout, but his recent performances have captivated the hearts of many. Wiggins delivered one of the best performances of his career in the 104-100 winning game against the Mavericks.
He unleashed a beast in the third quarter, clinching four of his first five shots after coming back from the break, recording 12 points, and guarding Luka Doncic to claim the win by an edge.
Notably, Wiggins’ numbers against the Mavericks stand at 23 points, 2 assists, and 4 total rebounds with a .600 3-point percentage. Besides him, no other Warriors player scored more than 15 points. With this win, the San Francisco-based franchise has extended their winning streak to five and broke the Mavericks’ 11-game streak.
Steve Kerr praised the Warriors’ defense game
The head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr spoke to the reporters after this incredible win and couldn’t rightfully stay away from praising the Warriors’ defense game. In the post-game interview, he was asked about the growth that he saw in the last six games. To this, he said, “Just the level of competition was fantastic, we struck through all those bad spells but it was our defense that got us to win.”
Furthermore, he went on to talk about how holding the Mavericks to 100 points was difficult. Kerr emphasized that Andrew Wiggins was brilliant and had put in so much effort just to try to make Luka work. In addition to this, the Warriors head coach said that Wiggins has been playing well and good two-way basketball for a while and overall, he has been aggressive offensively and defending at a high level.