The soup god is rarely hard! 0 points at halftime sent the Wizards to 12 consecutive defeats, and Curry wiped his ass at halftime!
Curry didn't score in the first half, but he regained his groove in the third quarter as he led the Warriors to an 18-point victory over the Wizards. On February 28, 2024, in Beijing, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Washington Wizards 112-123. Curry had 18 points, five rebounds and six assists, while Poole had 12 points, three rebounds and five assists.
The Warriors are now 10th in the West and the Wizards are 14th in the East, and neither team has much room for improvement, especially the Wizards, who have lost 11 games in a row. This is the second meeting between the two teams this year, and the Warriors will be going all out, and Paul's return gives them even more confidence. Former host country Poole will also have a good performance. Compared to the Warriors, the Wizards focused on the first game because the Warriors were too focused on the three-point line, Moody's three-point was blocked, and Green shot directly from the backcourt, which made the Wizards' attack very limited. In the third minute, the Warriors' only four points came from Kominga. Curry was overwhelmed by the Wizards' dense defense, and Green and Boyamski also had a couple of three-point opportunities.
After the timeout, Poole showed his talent, first blocking Curry, then Thompson, and then leading the Wizards to a 7-0 run in one-on-one situations. Paul's return caught everyone's attention, and his first three-pointer missed, but Payton gave the Warriors an aerial relay score at this point. Curry lost his form, and outside the three-point line, Kerr had to replace him. Thompson was replaced, and he found his offensive touch again, and the Warriors fell into passivity, but Thompson scored five points in a row to allow the Warriors to find their offensive rhythm. With Paul hitting a three-pointer, the Warriors outscored their opponents with a score of 12-2, and their offense gradually heated up. Compared to his teammates, Curry conceded six times in the first half and didn't score a single point.
At the start of the second half, Curry and Kuminga made an aerial dunk before hitting his first goal from the three-point line. With the core figure leading, the rest of the Warriors' team members are also focused and have a great chance of recreating the past"Three points brave"momentum. However, the Wizards refused to give up their pieces easily and continued to maintain the lead. Thompson stepped up in the final minute and a three-pointer halted the Warriors, and Paul's mid-range shot gave them a 12-point lead. When Thompson hit two three-pointers from the outside, Poole expressed displeasure with the referee's technical foul and stretched the margin to 19 points. With Thompson's help, the Warriors played more smoothly, and by the end of the third quarter, the Wizards had a 23-point lead.
In the third quarter, they outscored the Wizards by 18 points and had an easy run in the fourth quarter. The Wizards, who were unwilling to admit defeat, scored another three-pointer to chase the score to 12 points. Curry also hit back-to-back three-pointers, making two consecutive three-pointers to stabilize the Warriors' situation. However, the Wizards once again **, tied the score with a 10-2 offensive run in 2 minutes. Curry hit another three-pointer, and the Wizards immediately called a timeout. After the timeout, Kerr replaced all the main players, but the Wizards still did not give up, and their balls kept flying out of the basket and were likely to be eliminated from the game. In the end, the Warriors won on the road against Washington and handed out 12 losses in 12 games.