The Warriors would have lost to the Nets on opening night, even if Andrew Wiggins had played a decent game. But they were beaten uncompetitively because Wiggins had a terrible game. He was a little better against the Bucks. But his journey turned into a worse competition. So did the Warriors’ trip, capped with a 116-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
Their record: 2-2. This has always been the expected result, even when a selection in the pre-season playoffs felt safer. Lakers at 2-2. Nuggets are 1-2. The missiles are 0-2. The Warriors still have the weakest differential in the league: minus-54 in four games. But it drops much easier when the record reads .500 and a small surge of momentum sends them into a seven-game household stimulated by the likely return of Draymond Green.
The warriors had little luck with scheduling. They were lucky to get the best two teams on the front of the trip and the two …