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Stephen Curry is an all-time necessary, Luka Doncic is on the short list of potentially the easiest present gamers in the league, and Draymond Green and Klay Thompson is susceptible to be on their technique to Hall of Reputation careers.
Nonetheless it undoubtedly used to be Andrew Wiggins who stole the present in Sunday’s Recreation 3 of the Western Conference Finals.
The Golden Impart Warriors ahead completed with 27 facets, 11 rebounds (six offensive), three assists and one jaw-dropping dunk over Doncic whereas serving to lead his group to a 109-100 victory and commanding 3-0 series lead.
While the dunk that used to be first and main known as an offensive snide after which ruled correct after review caught potentially the most attention, social media also had its praises for Wiggins’ general game:
Bleacher Voice @BleacherReport
ANDREW WIGGINS POSTER ON LUKA 🤯 pic.twitter.com/EMwNh6mnEY
Jeremy Lin @JLin7
Folks will focus on about the Splash Brothers. Folks will focus on about Jordan Poole’s emergence. Folks may perhaps well perhaps perhaps gentle also focus on about Andrew Wiggins.
An fully overqualified 4th probability who quietly changes games and supplies GSW a total other dimension #GSWvsMAVS
Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Search, you is susceptible to be honest, you is susceptible to be honest. Or now not it’s Steph. Nonetheless the incontrovertible truth that Andrew Wiggins has been this fixed on both ends has been huge. https://t.co/sGN560fiI9
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
So impressed by Andrew Wiggins in these playoffs. Offered into his characteristic and grew to change correct into a ideal reward to Steph/Klay/Poole. Prick his shot attempts and upped his rebounding in the postseason. Playing his ass off on defense. Feature gamers spherical the league may perhaps well perhaps perhaps gentle rob locate.
The No. 1 general make a selection of the 2014 NBA draft has thrived in this series whereas playing sturdy defense, struggling with on the glass on both ends and taking abet of the spacing created by playing alongside Curry, Thompson and even Green.
His play used to be even more crucial in Recreation 3 after Otto Porter Jr. used to be ruled out with left foot soreness, especially since Gary Payton II and Andre Iguodala comprise been already sidelined.
The stars also had their moments as effectively.
Curry dazzled on his technique to a double-double of 31 facets and 11 assists whereas turning spherical when the ball used to be gentle in the air on one three after which shimmying after any other.
Doncic did what he may perhaps well perhaps perhaps to assist the Mavericks in the game with 40 facets and 11 boards, nonetheless it wasn’t enough to beat the Curry and Wiggins one-two punch.
Wiggins and the Warriors will now attempt to raise out the sweep in Tuesday’s Recreation 4.
