For Steve Kerr, it was quite simply “his best game since his return”. For Draymond Green, “the team is hard to beat” when he plays like that. Finally, Stephen Curry believes that we have seen “the best version of him”. He is Andrew Wiggins.
Absent for two months, to stay with his sick father, the Canadian is making up for lost time, and he therefore delivered his best match in this 5th round against the Lakers. It is he, at the start of “money time”, who will kill the match with his basket with the fault. A basket that sums up his performance: he takes the preferential position over Lonnie Walker IV. He sinks it with two dribbles, and marks him on the nose, with the fault. Behind, Darvin Ham will recall his incumbents and empty his bench.
Andrew Wiggins is injured at the worst time
Unfortunately, the Canadian winger has passed tests, and he suffers from a fracture of the costal cartilage! Maybe he even hurt himself on this action. He himself does not know, but Warriors medical staff say that he is “uncertain” for tonight’s meeting in Los Angeles, and his absence would be a big blow for the Warriors. Especially after his performance in Game 5.
“That’s how you see the impact he can have on matches. He was great defensively all night, and he even put in some tough shots.” pointed out Stephen Curry. “There are also the rebounds, his offensive aggression. The fact that he took 18 shots is huge. We need this every night. And it’s up to us, collectively, to highlight him at certain points in the game because he’s such an athlete and he can create his own shot. You have to give him the ball and let him do what he does. »
Very good in defense on LeBron James, and aggressive in attack, Andrew Wiggins had finished this Game 5 with 25 points, and he recognized that he was approaching his best level after two months without playing. He even felt that it was a blessing in disguise at this stage of the season…
“I feel like this is probably my best game since I came back. I did everything, both attacking and defending, and I did what it took to move forward and get the win.” he explained Wednesday evening. ” I feel good. I have the impression that at this stage of the season, everyone is dented or injured. But I feel good. I’m not quite fresh, but I feel good enough to be competitive and try to win another title. »
Unfortunately, he too is “battered” and “injured”, and we will see next night if he is able to save the skin of the Warriors in this Game 6, again decisive.
