At 8:15 a.m. Beijing time on November 5, the NBA regular season continued, and the Washington Wizards sat at home to face the visiting Golden State Warriors. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Warriors defeated the Wizards 125-112 on the road, and the returning Curry scored 24 points.
Statistics:
Wizards: Poole 24 points, 3 steals and 4 blocks, George 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Sarr 10 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, Carrington 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Valanciunas 16 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists;
Warriors: Curry 24 points and 6 assists, Hield 20 points and 2 steals, Green 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Davis 12 points and 6 rebounds, Lee Kyle 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Wiggins 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, Kuminga 15 points and 6 rebounds, Moody 10 points.
Both Injuries and Stoppages:
Wizards: Brogdon (thumb), Bey (knee), Kuzma (groin), Bagley (ill);
Warriors: Melton (back).
Tournament Progression:
At the beginning of the first quarter, the comeback Curry came up and hit a three-pointer to open the scoring account, and the Warriors took advantage of the situation to make a perfect 7-0 start. Poole also hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding in the face of his old club, and the Warriors continued to play 6-3 to extend the lead, Poole was eager to chase down the score and missed three points, but his teammates performed well and played a wave of 6-2 to narrow the gap to 3 points. Kuminga made a layup to stabilize the situation, Valanciunas hit a mid-range shot, and the scores of the two sides alternated between the two sides, and the Warriors went on a 7-2 run late in the quarter to extend the lead to nine points, and the Wizards struggled to catch up but could not close the gap. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Wizards by nine points at 29-20.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the two teams attacked one after another, and Hield finally hit a mid-range shot, and the point difference was also widened to double digits. In the next 2 minutes, the two teams felt cold and staged a battle of iron, Kuminga scored two points under the basket, Kispert also made a layup, and Kouliba hit both free throws, and the difference between the two sides returned to 9 points. The Warriors played a 6-2 attack wave to continue to extend the lead, and the Wizards immediately responded with a 6-2 to get back to the court, but the Warriors did not relentless and blasted an 8-2 attack wave to expand the difference to 15 points in one fell swoop. After that, the two sides alternated scores, and the Wizards narrowed the gap to six points at one point, but Curry hit a three-pointer at halftime. At halftime, the Warriors led the Wizards by nine points at 54-45.
Back in the third quarter, Carrington opened with a three-pointer, but Green immediately responded with a shot and Wiggins finally hit the first shot of the day. George had just hit a three-pointer and Hield responded with another three-pointer. In the middle of the quarter, the Warriors felt hot and blasted out a wave of 8-2 scoring climax to widen the difference to more than 15 points, Poole played 2+1 to complete the bleeding, but the Warriors immediately launched a 6-0 attack wave to expand the lead again. The Wizards also gradually found their senses, and they gradually pulled the margin back to about 10 points, but the Warriors sent another 5-1. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led by 12 points at 93-81.
In the final quarter, George hit three points at the beginning to narrow the difference, the Warriors scored 4 points in a row, George hit another three-pointer with a knife, Kuminga hit two free throws, and George hit two three-pointers in succession to narrow the gap to 8 points. Carrington played 2+1 to narrow the gap to 5 points, and the game rekindled the suspense, but the Warriors scored 5 points in a row to extinguish the Wizards' counterattack climax. Since then, the two sides have been in a tug-of-war, and the difference has been around 10 points. Entering the last 3 minutes, the two sides felt cold and started a battle again, Searle hit a layup to narrow the gap to 9 points to stop the Warriors, but in the end the Wizards were unable to recover, and the Warriors won 125-112.
Both teams start:
Wizards: Carrington, Poole, Koulibaly, George, Sarr;
Warriors: Curry, Wiggins, Payton, Green, Davis.