Why Wiggins is key to Warriors’ continued ownage of Rockets

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Why Wiggins is key to Warriors’ continued ownage of Rockets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

HOUSTON – Shortly before Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke to reporters after practice on the home court of the Houston Rockets, the injury report showed Moses Moody is out for Wednesday night’s NBA Cup quarterfinals game with left patellar tendonopathy and Andrew Wiggins questionable with a right ankle impingement.

The former clearly was known to Kerr, but the latter escaped him. To Kerr, Wiggins is good to go against the Rockets, barring any unforeseen setbacks.

“Andrew is ready to go,” Kerr said. “Had a full practice today, he looked good.”

Wiggins missed the Warriors’ 114-106 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday because of that same ankle issue, a problem that has been bugging him for a bit now. Wiggins said it’s the inside of his ankle that’s bother him most, but he has pain on the outside as well.

Overall, though, it isn’t anything he can’t play through.

“It’s all right,” Wiggins says. “It’s better than the other day.”

Wiggins first had trouble with his right ankle in the Warriors’ win over the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 30 and played through it a few days later in their loss to the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 3. Kerr admitted after the Warriors’ win against the Rockets two days later on Dec. 5 that Wiggins probably shouldn’t have even played because of how much his ankle was bothering him.

But the Warriors were already without Steph Curry and Draymond Green for the contest, making Wiggins’ availability even more important. He was a key reason the Warriors were able to outlast the Rockets that night, too.

Jonathan Kuminga’s career-high 33 points was the story of the Warriors beating the Rockets for a second time this season last week, although Wiggins wasn’t too far behind. Wiggins scored 23 points, second to only Kuminga, on an extremely efficient 8-of-15 shooting and was 3 of 4 on 3-pointers. He also came down with seven rebounds, including four in the fourth quarter.

The first time the Warriors played the Rockets they nearly blew a 31-point lead, needing overtime…

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Publish date : 2024-12-11 04:21:00

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