Stephen Curry scores 24 points in his return to lead the Warriors past the Wizards, 125-112
WASHINGTON (AP) Stephen Curry scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half in his return from an ankle injury and the Golden State Warriors won their fourth straight game, 125-112 over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
The first three games of Golden State's winning streak came without Curry, but he was able to start against the Wizards, although he played only 24:05. Curry opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, then didn't make another field goal until his buzzer-beating 3 at the end of the first half gave the Warriors a 54-45 lead.
Buddy Hield scored 20 points, part of another strong contribution from the Golden State bench. The Warriors' reserves outscored Washington's 60-33. Golden State has averaged an edge of 24 points per game in bench points so far this season.
Jordan Poole led Washington with 24 points Kyle Kuzma (right groin strain) missed his third straight game for the Wizards, and Marvin Bagley III (illness) also sat out.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels was at the game and received a huge ovation from the crowd.
Warriors: Golden State used 13 players. Twelve of them played between 13:06 and 28:53. Although the Warriors have shown off their depth, Curry's return gives them a true star to lean on.
Wizards: Washington was competitive despite shooting just 23% from 3-point range. Kyshawn George had 20 points. He was 6 of 17 from beyond the arc.
The Wizards trailed by just five in the fourth quarter, but Golden State responded with a jumper by Jonathan Kuminga. After an offensive foul by George, Lindy Waters III made a 3-pointer - his lone basket of the game - to make it 106-96.
Golden State's Steve Kerr coached his 800th game, becoming the 18th coach to reach that milestone with only one team.
Washington begins a five-game trip at Memphis on Friday night. The Warriors are at Boston on Wednesday night.
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This version has been corrected to show Curry scored 16 points in the second half.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Trayce Jackson-Davis vs. Alexandre Sarr (Carlton Carrington gains possession) | |||
11:35 | Andrew Wiggins blocks Bilal Coulibaly's three point jump shot | |||
11:35 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
11:33 | Draymond Green blocks Kyshawn George's three point jump shot | |||
11:33 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
11:33 | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:33 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
11:21 | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 3-0 | |
11:02 | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | |||
10:59 | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Jordan Poole blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point cutting layup | |||
10:42 | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Carlton Carrington misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:36 | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | |||
10:32 | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Stephen Curry assists) | 5-0 | |
10:13 | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | |||
10:08 | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | |||
10:04 | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point running jump shot (Gary Payton II assists) | 7-0 | |
9:47 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot (Kyshawn George assists) | 7-3 | |
9:39 | Alexandre Sarr blocks Andrew Wiggins's two point driving layup | |||
9:37 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
9:21 | Jordan Poole misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:18 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
9:02 | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Draymond Green assists) | 9-3 | |
8:43 | Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Bilal Coulibaly's two point driving layup | |||
8:40 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
8:36 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
8:32 | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:15 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
8:04 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
8:02 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | Andrew Wiggins blocks Kyshawn George's two point running layup | |||
7:55 | Warriors defensive rebound | |||
7:40 | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | |||
7:38 | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | |||
7:33 | Kyshawn George misses three point running jump shot | |||
7:31 | Alexandre Sarr offensive rebound | |||
7:28 | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Alexandre Sarr assists) | 9-6 | |
7:16 | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point floating jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 11-6 | |
6:57 | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
6:54 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
6:50 | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point running layup | |||
6:49 | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | Jordan Poole misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:44 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
6:29 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
6:29 | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 13-6 | |
6:16 | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point cutting dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 13-8 | |
6:04 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:01 | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
5:59 | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
5:41 | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | |||
5:38 | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | |||
5:33 | Jordan Poole personal foul (Draymond Green draws the foul) | |||
5:18 | Draymond Green turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | |||
5:15 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running dunk | 13-10 | |
4:56 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
4:53 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
4:41 | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | |||
4:38 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
4:31 | Buddy Hield misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
4:27 | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | |||
4:24 | Buddy Hield personal foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | |||
4:15 | Johnny Davis turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Hield steals) | |||
4:12 | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point running dunk | 15-10 | |
3:57 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 15-12 | |
3:37 | Johnny Davis personal foul (Buddy Hield draws the foul) | |||
3:28 | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | |||
3:26 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
3:12 | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
3:10 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
2:57 | Moses Moody misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:54 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Kevon Looney personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | |||
2:54 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
2:41 | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
2:29 | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:27 | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | |||
2:26 | Kevon Looney misses two point tip layup | |||
2:25 | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | |||
2:24 | Kevon Looney misses two point tip layup | |||
2:22 | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | |||
2:22 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point tip layup | 17-12 | |
2:14 | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists) | 17-14 | |
1:59 | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-14 | |
1:44 | Corey Kispert misses three point bank jump shot | |||
1:42 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
1:37 | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:35 | Moses Moody offensive rebound | |||
1:24 | +2 | Moses Moody makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 21-14 | |
1:09 | +2 | Johnny Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 21-16 | |
0:57 | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 24-16 | |
0:50 | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point cutting dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 24-18 | |
0:43 | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point pullup jump shot | 27-18 | |
0:30 | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-20 | |
0:14 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving layup | 29-20 | |
0:02 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:50 | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point cutting layup | |||
11:48 | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | |||
11:47 | Corey Kispert blocks Jonathan Kuminga's two point putback layup | |||
11:46 | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | |||
11:43 | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | |||
11:40 | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | |||
11:24 | Alexandre Sarr turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Kuminga steals) | |||
11:13 | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-20 | |
10:46 | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | |||
10:44 | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point running layup | |||
10:38 | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | |||
10:30 | Carlton Carrington misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
10:27 | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | Buddy Hield misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:12 | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | |||
9:57 | Alexandre Sarr misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:55 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
9:40 | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:38 | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | |||
9:25 | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:22 | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | |||
9:01 | Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
8:59 | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | |||
8:55 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 33-20 | |
8:44 | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Carlton Carrington assists) | 33-22 | |
8:43 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
8:29 | Alexandre Sarr blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point alley-oop dunk | |||
8:27 | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | |||
8:22 | Brandin Podziemski shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | |||
8:22 | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-23 | |
8:22 | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-24 | |
7:56 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 35-24 | |
7:43 | Kyshawn George turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:32 | Alexandre Sarr shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
7:32 | Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:32 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
7:32 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-24 | |
7:20 | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | |||
7:17 | Brandin Podziemski turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:04 | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 36-26 | |
6:51 | +3 | Moses Moody makes three point pullup jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 39-26 | |
6:38 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
6:35 | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | |||
6:29 | Kyshawn George personal foul (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | |||
6:19 | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point cutting layup | |||
6:17 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
6:15 | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
6:10 | Stephen Curry personal foul (Jared Butler draws the foul) | |||
6:01 | Draymond Green shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | |||
6:01 | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-27 | |
6:01 | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-28 | |
5:48 | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | |||
5:46 | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | |||
5:39 | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point running layup | 39-30 | |
5:39 | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive goaltending violation | |||
5:30 | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:28 |