The Warriors would have lost to the Nets on opening night, even if Andrew Wiggins had had a decent game. But they were not beaten competitively because Wiggins had a terrible game. He was a little bit better against the Bucks. But his journey changed when worse competition emerged. So did the Warriors’ journey, which ended with a 116-106 victory over the Pistons in Detroit on Tuesday night.
Their record: 2-2. That was always the expected result, even if a preseason playoff pick felt more certain. The Lakers are 2-2. The Nuggets are 1-2. The missiles are 0-2. The Warriors still have the worst points difference in the league: min-54 to four games. But it goes down a lot easier when the record points.
The Warriors were lucky with the planning. They were lucky enough to get the two best teams in the front of the trip and the two …