On September 30, Beijing time, the NBA preseason Warriors vs. Wizards, this game was played in Tokyo, Japan, after more than three months, we finally have a game to watch. In an interview before the game, Kerr said he was looking forward to the performances of Wiggins, Poole and Wiseman, while also mentioning two new signings, Divencentzo and Jamakau Green. In terms of starts, the Warriors are Curry + Poole + Wiggins + Green + Looney, and Thompson is absent; The Wizards are Maurice + Bill + Kuzma + Hachimura + Porzingis.
The state of the two teams in the opening stage is not good, the Warriors played four minutes to get only 4 points, Curry and Poole repeatedly shot failed to hit, Looney ate the cake in time to break the game, but the Warriors continue to make mistakes, fortunately, the Wizards are not accurate, the two captains do not score time, Curry made a three-point foul to help the Warriors overtake, Moody three points also advanced, the Warriors gradually gained the upper hand, Wiseman came on the stage after the one-arm dunk, the list finally returned, but unfortunately the Warriors made too many mistakes, plus Poole and Wiggins crazy iron, so the point difference has not been able to open, At the end of the quarter, the two teams still could not score, Kisputt broke the inning, Di Wenzenzo made a foul response, Poole's three points were actually not sticky, and the Warriors won 4 points in a single quarter 16-12.
There is a very exaggerated statistic, in the first quarter, the Warriors outside the line 1 of 8, the Wizards are 1 of 10, it can be seen that both teams have not yet adapted to the game. At the beginning of the second quarter, Kuzma dunked and came back to Wiseman on the layup response, Kuzma had three points, and the result was that Wiseman and Curry joined forces to respond, the list suddenly broke out, Kuzma shot three points again, the result was not sticky, as Green made a foul, the Warriors led by double digits, the timeout came back to Beal jump shot for the Wizards to stop the bleeding, Hachimura took 5 consecutive points, Pozin scored 4 points in a row, while the Warriors suffered a scoring drought, up to more than four minutes without a score, Di Vincenzo three points to quickly stop the bleeding, Wiggins three points also advanced, Halftime Warriors 41-37 Wizards.
The role of preseason is to train troops, but it is really ugly to play like this, Curry only shot 1 of 7 in the first half, and the Warriors can lead because the bench players play well. In the third quarter, the shooting rate of the two teams began to rise, Wiseman ate the cake and dunked the whole field, it was not over, Wiseman re-created the foul, but unfortunately two penalties and one shot, Wiseman continued to score, this time he frantically brushed the screen, Divencentzo arc top three-point surge, Wiseman is empty, the Wizards are also constantly scoring, but still being pressed by the Warriors, Baldwin scored continuously, the Warriors' 28th pick rookie of the year also stood up, at the end of the quarter Witherspoon pressed the whistle to hit, the Warriors still led by 5 points at the end of the third quarter.
The Warriors have been training newcomers in the second half, Curry did not appear again, the last quarter game Witherspoon shot, Williams made up the basket, Robinson fired from the outside, the Warriors continued to maintain a weak lead, the Wizards stubbornly counterattacked, at this time it was still Wiseman who stood up, he received the ball and scored a violent dunk, plus Lawrence made a foul, the Warriors did not give the Wizards the opportunity to overtake, the key moment Gibson scored three points, and Wiseman hooked the hand to respond, Wiseman re-fouled, the final stage took 4 points in a row, the game suspense is nothing, In the end, the Warriors defeated the Wizards 96-87 and refused to reverse.
Despite the win, the Warriors exposed two major problems in this game, the first is that the players are in poor condition, which has not yet eased up from the offseason, Curry, Poole and Wiggins are all dumbfounded, of course, as the preseason progresses, we are not worried about the Warriors' state. Secondly, due to the addition of new faces in the offseason, Kerr seemed hesitant to line up, which obviously also took time to grind. In terms of statistics, Curry had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 turnovers, only played 13 minutes, Poole had 5 points and 5 rebounds on 1 of 10, the data could not be seen, and Wiggins' 5 points and 6 rebounds were equally bad. Green 4 points 8 rebounds, Looney 4 points and 7 rebounds, the Warriors new signing Di Wencenzo broke out, he contributed 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, the offensive and defensive ends have a significant impact on the Warriors, Baldwin 7 points, the rookie is remarkable, the scoring means are comprehensive, and the style of the ball is calm, worthy of the Warriors training, Witherspoon 6 points, Cumminga 6 points. Wiseman created a surprise, the whole game exploded 20 points and 9 rebounds, he was particularly good in the third quarter, the offensive end was extremely threatening, and the rebounding was active, which showed that he did not work hard to increase the means of scoring in the offseason, but Wiseman needed to improve his defensive awareness, and he was easy to eat fouls.