Prior to this season Andrew Wiggins’s playoff resumé consisted of a five-game stint with Minnesota in 2018. Wiggins averaged 15.8 points in that series and the T-Wolves were eliminated in the first round. In 20 postseason games this year Wiggins is averaging 16 points. He’s collecting 7.3 rebounds. And after a 26-point, 13-rebound effort in Game 5, he has pushed the Warriors to within one win of a championship.
It was Golden State 104, Boston 94 on Monday, with the Warriors seizing a 3-2 series lead. After beating the Celtics in Game 4, Golden State came out hot, racing to an early 27-16 first quarter advantage. Wiggins scored seven points in the first and led a Warriors defense that held the Celtics to 34.8% shooting.
The second quarter was more of the same. Wiggins again keyed the Warriors offense, chipping in nine points. This time, though, Boston kept pace, with Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart combining for 14 points in the quarter. At halftime, Golden State went into the locker room with a 12-point lead.
