The Warriors would’ve lost to the Nets on opening night even if Andrew Wiggins had a decent game. But they were uncompetitively thrashed because Wiggins had a terrible game. He was a teeny bit better against the Bucks. But his trip turned the moment worse competition showed up. So did the Warriors’ trip, capped by a 116-106 win over the Pistons in Detroit on Tuesday night.
Their record: 2-2. That was always the expected result, even when a preseason playoff pick felt more assured. The Lakers are 2-2. The Nuggets are 1-2. The Rockets are 0-2. The Warriors still have the league’s worst point differential: minus-54 through four games. But it goes down a whole lot easier when the record reads .500 and a tiny wave of momentum is sending them into a seven-game homestand boosted by Draymond Green’s likely return.
The Warriors lucked out a bit with the scheduling. They were fortunate to get the two best teams on the front side of the trip and the two…
