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Once ridiculed “K-Pop Star”, Andrew Wiggins carried Stephen Curry at Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals

NBA — 09/26/2023

After finishing the first 4 matches of the Best of 7 series, the Golden State Warriors have the advantage of playing at home in Game 5, taking place on the morning of June 14 (Vietnam time). They continue to rely on Stephen Curry’s brilliant performance, bringing a great advantage to the team in the final matches.

Once mocked as "K-Pop Star", Andrew Wiggins carried Stephen Curry at Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals - Photo 1.
Once mocked as "K-Pop Star", Andrew Wiggins carried Stephen Curry at Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals - Photo 1.

Andrew Wiggins had a shining day to bring a 104-94 victory to the Golden State Warriors

Once ridiculed K-Pop star, Andrew Wiggins carried Stephen Curry at Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals - Photo 2.

Andrew Wiggins took over Stephen Curry’s job when the 34-year-old superstar had too much trouble against the Boston Celtics’ defense.

However, this was a match where Stephen Curry played quite poorly, with no successful 3-pointers after 9 attempts. In the most difficult of times, Andrew Wiggins spoke up at the right time. The 27-year-old star scored 23 points, 13 rebounds with a shooting efficiency of up to 12/23. He continuously broke through the Boston Celtics’ defense with impressive scoring situations, while still ensuring great defensive efficiency by very well limiting Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown throughout the match.

Andrew Wiggins’ impressive performance contributed greatly to helping the Golden State Warriors win 104-94. In particular, the third and fourth quarters were the 27-year-old star’s most quintessential times, when stopping the Boston Celtics’ upstream momentum.

This victory helped the Golden State Warriors take a 3-2 lead in the 2022 NBA Finals. With just one more victory, coach Steve Kerr and his team will become the new kings of the most prestigious basketball tournament in the world. gender. Among them, it is impossible not to mention Andrew Wiggins with an impressive performance despite having received a lot of criticism in recent times.

Once ridiculed K-Pop star, Andrew Wiggins carried Stephen Curry at Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals - Photo 3.

Andrew Wiggins was sarcastically called “K-Pop Star”, when he entered the All-Star team thanks to the votes of fans of male singer BamBam

During this year’s NBA season, Andrew Wiggins became one of the subjects of ridicule from fans. He was surprisingly included in the All-Star tournament squad (Star Match), after receiving millions of votes after just one call from male singer BamBam (GOT7), far surpassing including other famous players.

With his inadequate performance, Andrew Wiggins was sarcastically called “K-Pop Star” for a long time. However, fans will have to think again after witnessing the 27-year-old star’s top performance in Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals series.

Not only did Andrew Wiggins shine to bring victory to the Golden State Warriors, he also entered NBA Finals history with 23 points, 13 rebounds and not losing the ball once. This achievement has helped the 27-year-old star compete with legends such as Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O’Neal and Elvin Hayes. The last player to do this was Kawhi Leonard in 2019, who is also one of the best players in the NBA.

Once ridiculed K-Pop star, Andrew Wiggins carried Stephen Curry at Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals - Photo 4.

The Golden State Warriors have one hand on the 2022 NBA championship

Despite having to endure a lot of ridicule and criticism, Andrew Wiggins is still on the way to asserting his talent. The painful past at the Minnesota Timberwolves is a thing of the past, Andrew Wiggins is even facing the opportunity to win the title of “Best Player in the NBA Finals”, if he can maintain his form in recent days.