LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Golden State won back-to-back National Basketball Association road games for the first time since November as Andrew Wiggins delivered 21 points and 10 rebounds on Wednesday in a 127-104 victory at Philadelphia.
While two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry managed only nine points, the Warriors led by as many as 30 points, their most in any game this season.
“It’s a team effort,” Wiggins said.
“We’re all a factor offensively and defensively, getting into it, stuck to the game plan. Made plays for each other.”
Klay Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga each added 18 points for the Warriors, who opened the game by outscoring the Sixers 43-23 in the third quarter.
The 76ers (30-20) suffered their seventh loss in eight games while the Warriors took their fourth victory in five.
In games when Curry has scored fewer than 10 points, tonight’s win was the most lopsided since 2009.
The Warriors (23-25) improved to 3-1 on a road trip that ends Thursday at Indiana.
“Our shell was tight. Next man was helping the next man,” Wiggins said.
“We bring that kind of effort tomorrow, we’ll be fine.”
Wiggins was pleased with his game after his second
“It’s coming together,” Wiggins said.
“Tonight was a mindset of being aggressive.”
The Sixers, without reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid for at least four weeks after left knee surgery on Tuesday, are 4-12 this season without the Cameroonian star.
Kristaps Porzingis scored a game-high 31 points to spark the NBA-leading Boston Celtics over visiting Atlanta, 125-117.
The Latvian 7-foot-2 forward connected on 13-of-19 shots from the floor while Derrick White added 21 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Eastern Conference leader Boston, which rose to 39-12.
Jimmy Butler’s triple double of 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists ignited the Miami Heat to a 116-104 home victory over San Antonio.
