Andrew Wiggins learned the hard way that not every player on the Houston Rockets defends like James Harden. After easily beating Harden to the baseline, the rookie rose for a finish only to have his shot swatted into the stands by a soaring Dwight Howard.
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Welcome to the NBA, kid. Howard was late to help on a very similar play earlier in the quarter that ended in a Wiggins flush:
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Fool Dwight once…
The Houston Rockets ran away from the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter after Wiggins went to the bench with his fourth foul, getting an easy 113-101 win. Harden led the Rockets with 23 points despite struggling from the field, while Howard continued dominating on both ends by scoring 22 points (10-16 FGs), grabbing 10 rebounds, and swatting four shots. The rookie paced the ‘Wolves with 15 points and contributed to Harden’s shooting woes with consistently sound on-ball defense.
And perhaps next time he faces the Rockets, Wiggins will think twice before testing Howard at the rim. The lesson was certainly learned tonight.
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