GP2 teases Wiggins for missing layup in Warriors win over Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Andrew Wiggins played a big role in the Warriors’ thrilling victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, but Gary Payton II won’t let his teammate forget a first-quarter blunder.
Early in the Warriors’ eventual 118-112 victory at TD Garden, Wiggins missed a wide-open layup after Payton helped force a turnover.
Payton joined NBC Sports Bay Area’s “Warriors Postgame Live” after the win and was asked about Wiggins’ missed bunny.
“Please don’t get me started on Wiggs and these layups,” Payton told Bonta Hill, Chris Mullin and Festus Ezeli. “He’s 6-foot-4, 6-foot-4. I tell him to just dunk it, dunk it Wiggs, hashtag it dunk it Wiggs, hashtag it dunk Wiggs.”
Wiggins finished with 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the field, went along with two rebounds and was a plus-8 in 31 minutes.
“Wiggs got caught,” Payton said. “He cleaned it up. He made big plays and big stops down the stretch. So Wiggs will be Wiggs, but it’s game eight. So hopefully he starts dunking in game nine.”
The Warriors improved to 5-0 on the road and 7-1 overall this season, with big games against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday and Oklahoma City on Sunday to close out the road trip.
Wiggins will likely get some more grief from his teammates for the missed layup, but he can put an end to all the talk by throwing down a few dunks against the Cavs.
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