Philadelphia lost to Golden State without Embiid. Check out Wiggins rampage

Andrew Wiggins, after missing the last game due to an ankle injury, was the best player of the game in Philadelphia and contributed significantly to Golden State’s victory. As expected, the 76ers were missing the team’s top scorer Joel Embiid.

Wiggins has started his tenure

Home Philadelphia entered the game without their best scorer Embiid, who is coming off surgery and will miss at least the next 12 games. The home team focused primarily on defense during the first quarter and held the Warriors to 15 points. The result was a seven-point 76ers lead.

A fired up Wiggins, who was unable to hit his team’s last game due to a sore ankle, slowly took the reins of the game into his own hands. By the end of the first half, he was the game’s leading scorer with 11 points.

In addition, he excelled on defense as he was in charge of guarding Tyrese Maxey, which he did very well. By the end of the half, he held the player who was supposed to take the initiative of Philadelphia’s offense instead of Embiid to just 5 points. By that time, Wiggins himself also had one recovered and one blocked ball and converted 6 attempts from the field.

Switching to shooting mode

The decisive moment of the game was the third quarter, in which Golden State players outscored Philadelphia by 20 points and Wiggins switched from ”dog” defender mode to shooting mode. This resulted in him becoming the game’s leading scorer.

He was the only one to break the 20-point mark in the game. In total, he put 21 points in the Philadelphia net, and he also recorded a double-double, grabbing 10 rebounds and converting the most shot attempts from the field (9).

His great performance on defense and offense was topped off by not committing a single turnover in the game. In addition, he also converted two three-point attempts in the game, with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson being the team’s specialty.

However, this game showed that Wiggins can easily outshine his teammates. Moreover, he didn’t even need significant minutes on the floor against Philadelphia for all of these performances. Coach Steve Kerr spared him and left him on the floor for just over 23 minutes.

Source: NBA