The Warriors would have lost to the Nets on opening night even if Andrew Wiggins had a decent game. But they were thrashed without competition because Wiggins had a terrible game. He was a little smaller against the Bucks. But his journey changed the moment a worse competition appeared. So did the Warriors ’trip, crowned by a 116-106 victory over the Pistons in Detroit on Tuesday night.
His record: 2-2. This was always the expected result, even when a preseason playoff selection felt more assured. The Lakers are 2-2. The Nuggets are 1-2. The rockets are 0-2. The Warriors still have the worst points differential in the league – minus-54 in four games. But it slows down much more easily when the record says .500 and a small surge of momentum sends them to a seven-game home driven by the likely return of Draymond Green.
The Warriors were a little lucky with the schedule. They were lucky to get the two best teams at the front of the trip and the two …