Paul made a wonderful comeback, the Warriors surpassed the Lakers, and Curry was in a slump!
At 8 a.m. Beijing time on February 28, the Washington Wizards will play an official NBA game at the home of the Golden State Warriors. Before this game, the Warriors were in tenth place in the West, 29-27, and after the last ten rounds, the Warriors won 8 and lost 2, and the overall situation was not bad. At the beginning of the season, the Warriors' performance was not satisfactory, Thompson and Wiggins' offensive efficiency was greatly reduced, Green was suspended for multiple fouls, and the conflict between Kuminga and Kerr intensified, and finally because of the sudden death of the head coach. But as the regular season progresses, the Warriors have slowly adapted to their form, swept away the previous confusion, and are on the right track.
Conversely, before that, the Wizards were only 14-48 in the East, the weakest team in the East. Last summer, the Wizards traded a huge transfer for Bradley Beal and rookie Jordan Poole. The Wizards want to turn Poole into a player with potential, but it's hard to say how he'll do this season. Warriors captain Kerr also spoke highly of Poole, saying in an interview before the game: "We saw his talent, he helped the team win the championship, and after 22 years, he's still in great shape." He's an amazing lad. Hopefully he can find his potential and get back to a high level, and as I said, we're confident he'll be up to the task. ”
The starting line-ups for both teams are as follows: Warriors, Curry, Kuminga, Boyamski, Mon Green, Moody, injured Wiggins, Kuzma, Jones, Kisbert, Bagley, Shamet. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Wizards got a jump shot, he grabbed the first rebound, Kuminga attacked from the frontcourt, scored three big stride layups, Kisbert made a three-pointer on the wing, Kuzma rushed to the basket and got a dagger, and the Wizards went on a 7-2 lead. Kuminga scored a basket to patch a wound for the Warriors' Battle. Bagley and Mon Green turned opponents' three-pointers into threes, which allowed the Warriors to stop the bleeding at a crucial moment.
Poole's two-point goal on the wing, Boyamski's three-pointer at the top of the arc, and Thompson's three-pointer and five-point duo made both teams improve greatly in the first quarter, with the Warriors leading 25-23 at the end of the first quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, Shamet hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Saric and Thompson each shot two three-pointers, and so did Poole's three-pointers, Kuzma broke through with his back and forced a layup, Green did not show weakness, two free throws on the free throw line, Kuzma made three points at a 45-degree angle, and Paul's three-point arc directly penetrated the basket. Paul hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc to the basket. Against the mighty Warriors, the Wizards didn't show weakness in the first half and continued to hold the lead.
You know, Curry's state in the first half was really terrible, he shot zero of seven, and he also shot zero of six three-pointers, and also hit two three-pointers without scoring. Still, the Warriors held the lead, leading the Wizards by two points at halftime, 60-58. The second half was another easy start, Moody hit a three-point shot, and at the beginning of the third quarter, Kuming broke through again, and Curry made a warm-up move under the basket and hit a three-point shot. It didn't take long for things to change, Thompson found his form, he hit four three-pointers in a row, scored 13 points and two rebounds in a single quarter, and Paul returned to the court after nearly two months, and he played very well and was very flexible, and he tied the whole team together. As for the Wizards, the whole team remained silent, scoring 17 points in one episode.
Poole still looked like a hanger, and after three quarters, the Wizards led their opponents by 23 points at 98-75. In the final quarter of the game, the Wizards opened a 13-point lead with 12:2, but the Warriors did not let the other side widen the gap, and the gap between the two sides remained in double digits, but the Wizards still couldn't catch up, and finally the Warriors beat the Wizards 123-112 to complete the sweep, giving the Wizards 12 consecutive defeats, and the Warriors also overtook the Lakers to rise to 9th in the West.
On the Warriors' side, Thompson had 25 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jonathan Kuminga had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. Stephen Curry had 18 points, five rebounds and six assists on 6-of-21 shooting. Gary Payton II, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals. Moses Moody had 12 points and three rebounds. Chris Paul had nine points, four rebounds, four assists, four steals. Blandin Buyamski had seven points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Draymond Green had six points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Kyle Kuzma of the Wizards had 27 points and 12 rebounds. Marvin Bagley had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals. Corey Kispert, 20 points, 3 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals. Landry Shamet scored 16 points. Theus Jones had 14 points, six rebounds, 17 assists and two steals. Jordan Poole had 12 points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals.