After the disappointment in New Orleans, the Warriors were back home and full, facing a Clippers team deprived of its two best players, Kawhi Leonard et Paul George. Andrew Wiggins was the great architect of this 124-107 success with 31 points at 12/18 including 6/10 at 3-pts, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals for a plus/minus of +28. His best game of the season and he wanted to credit Steph Curry for his performance.
“He is magic on the pitch. Just playing alongside him makes everything easier,” Wiggins said following the game. “He gets a lot of attention, so guys have to be ready to shoot, you know, ready to make a splash because obviously a lot of attention is going to be on him because of who he is. »
But as explained Steve Kerrit is not always so easy to learn to play with the double MVP
“It’s always a learning experience playing with Steph,” said Steve Kerr. “It doesn’t matter who you are. Same Kevin Durant needed a few months just to get used to the way Steph plays because he’s unlike anyone else on earth. »
This night Steph Curry did not have to force his talent, author of 22 points at 9/20 including 4/10 from a distance, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, but he allowed certain teammates to shine, Wiggins in the lead, who tamed him following a full season alongside him. Kerr noted that what made him so unique and so valuable to his teammates was his versatility on offense, able to shine with or without the ball.
“He picks and rolls as well as anybody, and then he becomes Reggie Miller when he’s off the ball,” Kerr said. “And the vast majority of dominant players in the NBA are dominant with the ball. And if they’re not, they’re just off-the-ball guys and they’re not dominant. They are shooters. So the fact that it does both pushes you to be constantly aware of what’s going on. When he doesn’t have the ball and he’s moving and you’re on the weak side, you better be ready to screen him and when you do, you have to be ready for the defense rushes on him and you become available. But usually it takes a few months for guys to learn how to play with him. But once they get it, you can kind of lean on it. You can get all kinds of open positions. »
Via NBC