Andrew Wiggins' explosive performance not only shocked the entire Timberwolves team, but also shocked the Warriors fans in Oracle Arena.
On the Warriors' bench, head coach Steve Kerr couldn't help but mutter.
"Oh... wonderful dunk... I don't understand why the Timberwolves can get a player with such great potential? If you give him to me, I will definitely make him perform... ..”
"How many years does this guy still have on contract with the Timberwolves? I should find an opportunity to get this guy under my control..."
As coach Steve Kerr spoke, he mentioned this to the assistant coach next to him and asked him to check how long Andrew Wiggins' contract lasted.
On the court.
Andrew Wiggins, who was being remembered, didn't think too much about it. The reason why he was in this state was mainly because of the special nature of today's game.
After Zhao Feiyang entered a resting state after a hard fight, and when other players felt average or even lacked performance, he seized the opportunity to get more ball rights and began to follow the instructions of head coach Philip Sanders and Zhao Feiyang. As I said, "do your best" is the best way to implement your offense.
As Andrew Wiggins' condition gets better and better, the Warriors have to send Andre Iguodala to mark him.
It was the Timberwolves' turn to attack.
Ricky Rubio brought the ball across half court, and when he was organizing the offense, he found Andrew Wiggins coming up from the wing to meet him.
Ricky Rubio pretended to break through and entered the two zones, but actually waited for Andrew Wiggins to pass the ball back to him after the pick-and-roll.
Andrew Wiggins got the ball and pretended to shoot, then feinted past the Warriors player who was approaching him. When he reached the basket with the ball, Andre Iguodala also jumped up to block his offensive space.
In response, Andrew Wiggins turned around and pulled away. After entering the basket, he threw the ball into the basket with his backhand.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Andrew Wiggins' extraordinary performance made the entire Timberwolves team ecstatic.
"Good guy...this kid is hiding deep!"
"If he didn't control points and didn't play healthy basketball, this kid might have made it to the All-Stars..."
Zhao Feiyang murmured while applauding.
Andrew Wiggins on the court was also very excited after scoring. He responded with gestures to Zhao Feiyang and his teammates on the sidelines. Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
The emergence of Andre Iguodala failed to reverse the Warriors' problems. Andrew Wiggins' offense on the court is still strong, and he is even getting better as he plays.
After a continuous quarter of high-intensity output, Andrew Wiggins directly helped the Timberwolves open the score again.
Beep.
When the timer rang again and the first half came to an end, the score between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors was 64 to 53.
The 11-point gap was something no one expected.
Andrew Wiggins also scored 21 points in this quarter, which can almost be said to have taken most of the Timberwolves' scoring in this quarter.
"Good job man!"
"Where did you learn dunking... Why did you rarely use it before..."
"Andrew, if you can win tonight's game, then you have to invite us to find some girls in the nightclub..."
The teammates walked to the tunnel talking and laughing with Andrew Wiggins.
The short lead gave the Timberwolves a shot in the arm. At least the players were not as fearful and negative as they were at the beginning of the game. Even head coach Philip Sanders had a happy smile on his face.
At the same time, fans on the Internet also started talking about this game.
Unlike the shock at the scene, the majority of fans watching the live broadcast on the Internet still support the Warriors.
"It's just an occasional lead. It's nothing special..."
"The Warriors have fallen behind before, but when the second half begins, the Warriors will destroy all opponents. Stephen is invincible..."
"The Warriors didn't field all their main lineup in the second quarter...so it doesn't matter if they fall behind..."
On the other side of the ocean, in China, fans seem a little more rational as melon-eaters. The fans were somewhat surprised that a game that was not expected at all could turn out like this.
"Holy shit! Who didn't pay attention to Wiggins and hit him so hard? If it had been like this earlier, what would have happened to the Warriors?"
"This kid is unreasonable! He usually plays basketball for health, but he has to wait until Zhao Feiyang starts working hard before he plays seriously..."
"Wiggins' talent is beyond words, and this guy's physical condition is indeed very good. Unfortunately, this guy is the kind of player who just wants to clock in and get off work. There is still some gap in terms of fighting will..."
"Thankfully he didn't go to the Lakers, otherwise one of him or Kobe would have been tortured to death by the other..."
The game quickly returned to the scene.
After a short break, the second half arrives.
This time, the Timberwolves did not dare to be careless at all. In response to the hard-fought lead, head coach Philip Sanders simply replaced the entire main lineup.
Zhao Feiyang plays the one position and cooperates with Kevin Martin, and Andrew Wiggins is responsible for the wings. Even the big hole in the inside has left head coach Philip Sanders' most trusted inside player Gorgiji. Hold your head high.
The Warriors also dare not be careless.
Coach Steve Kerr replaced Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and others, even Draymond Green, who played most of the first two quarters, was not left behind.
Beep.
After the timer sounded, the third quarter officially started.
The Warriors played very hard from the start. They maintained their fast-paced passing and receiving, and continued to use previous tactics to attack the Timberwolves' interior to look for opportunities.
This style of play had a chance before, but after Andrew Wiggins hit his form, he began to constantly fill this loophole from the wing.
The Warriors attack.
The ball passed halftime, Stephen Curry scored into two zones, and after being double-teamed, he chose to pass the ball. The ball quickly moved out, first to Andre Iguodala, and then to Klay Thompson.
Klay Thompson failed to break through and passed the ball again to Draymond Green on the wing.
Draymond Green seized the opportunity and sprinted to the basket. As soon as he reached the penalty area, he jumped and threw the ball out. The moment he took action, Andrew Wiggins jumped high from the wing, and amid the exclamations of the fans in the audience, he slapped Draymond Green's ball away.
Snapped.
The whole audience was shocked.
This big shot made Draymond Green stunned.
The referee's whistle sounded. Although the ball was still in the hands of the Warriors, this ball undoubtedly slapped the Warriors' defense hard.
It also greatly improved the morale of the Timberwolves.
