At home against the Rockets, the Warriors made the job with a 120-101 victory, built thanks to their duo of the day: Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins.
For the box score of this match, it’s right here.
Slowly but surely, the defending champion finds colors. It’s not always high art, sometimes there are unnecessary scares, but the Dubs come back and find themselves sixth in the West thanks to tonight’s victory against Houston. The game itself? Not a thriller worthy of Alfred Hitchcock unfortunately, Houston failing to slam a second recovery in 24 hours. It must be said that opposite, two boys did not want to take the lead too much. Klay Thompson on the sidelines due to load management, Stephen Curry has found another partner to shake the opposing strings: Andrew Wiggins. On fire behind the arc, the two players perfectly took turns to repel Houston’s comeback attempts. 36 points, 14/19 shooting and 8/10 from afar for Drew’ (or should we say KD, we don’t really know), monstrous on returning from the locker room and the perfect sidekick of a Steph who takes us out for a normal evening at work, finally for a monster like him. 30 points, 10 assists at 8/17 from the parking lot for the double MVP, who finished the job despite a sore ankle and sent the baby Rockets to bed with two last bombinettes as they came back on the heels of the Dubs. We can also note the good performance of Jordan Poole, who gives us a second good match in 24 hours, it hasn’t happened often lately. The Chase Center remains a stronghold for the Warriors. (11 wins for only one loss)
Curry and Wiggins put on a show ????
Wiggins: 36 PTS, 14-19 FG, 8-10 3PT
Curry: 30 PTS, 10 AST, 8-17 3PT8 THREE’S EACH ???? pic.twitter.com/XbKVwF0ZSa
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 4, 2022
Not content to carry Golden State to victory, Curry and Wiggins offered themselves a page in the history books of the League. According to Kendra Andrews ofESPN, the duo became the third pair of teammates to register eight 3-pointers in the same game. No small feat since the Curry-Thompson tandem has never reached this threshold, according to the insider. A record also made possible by the progress of the winger at long distance. With 45% from downtown, Wiggins is pulverizing his best season average (39%, it was last year) and he has never shot so well since his arrival in San Francisco. Good news for the ambitions of the Dubs.
Andrew Wiggins and Stephen Curry on fire, the Warriors logically dominate Houston to return to the Top 6 in the West. There are only three games away from the leader Phoenix… We say that, we say nothing.
