Drawing support from Andrew Wiggins once more, Heroes have Thunder
The Brilliant State Heroes and the Oklahoma City Thunder both have a lot to play for entering the last seven day stretch of the ordinary season.
On Tuesday, the teams will meet in San Francisco, with the Warriors attempting to avoid the play-in tournament.
while the Thunder attempt to participate in that play-in tournament.
Despite losing 112-110 to Denver on Sunday, Golden State enters Tuesday having won five of its last seven games.
Sixth in the Western Conference, half a game ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans, the Warriors (41-38) are in sixth place.
Tenth-place Oklahoma City (38-41) is one game ahead of Dallas and one and a half games ahead of Utah for the play-in championship.
For ninth place, the Thunder are one game behind Minnesota.
Stephen Curry, a star player for Golden State, said that playing well in the final three games of the regular season is important, regardless of how it affects the standings.
Curry shot 2-for-14 from three-point range in Sunday’s loss, which was his worst performance of the season.
Tuesday could be a big boost for the Warriors.
According to a report from The Athletic, Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins, who hasn’t played since February 13, is expected to attend Tuesday’s game.
As indicated by the report, Wiggins had been missing from the group to be with his dad, who has been managing a serious ailment.
Wiggins is scoring 17.1 points per game on an average and shooting a career-high 39.6% from long range.
The Warriors will play their final home game on Tuesday.
The Warriors are among the best in the NBA when they play at home, where they are 32-8, despite their road record of 9-30.
In their last 12 home games, the Warriors have prevailed 11 times.
The Thunder have lost five of their last seven games, including a 128-118 home defeat to Phoenix on Sunday.
Mark Daigneault, the coach of Oklahoma City, said that the loss to the Suns made him feel better than the recent defeats to Charlotte and Indiana.
The Fighters are 2-1 against the Thunder this season, including a 141-114 triumph Feb. 6 in San Francisco.
On March 7, Oklahoma City prevailed 137-128 at home in the most recent meeting.
