Poole challenges the Warriors
After Wiggins moved to the bench, the Warriors finally had a sweet spot, and the team won three straight games and regained hope of the playoffs. Klay's dream of returning to the top, and the dynamism of the Warriors' young players, made Kerr realize that this team is not without leeway, but whether he is willing to change. In this game, the Warriors welcomed a special opponent at home, and that was the Washington Wizards, this team has Jordan Poole, which is by no means an unfamiliar name for Warriors fans.
Poole once gave the Warriors unlimited hope, and people once thought that he could be Curry's successor, but who would have thought that in the end, he would become the team's outcast. Poole, who came to the Wizards to become the boss of the team, did not show his talent, whether it was statistics or efficiency, it was very bleak, and once again made people lose confidence in him.
The Warriors have the upper hand
Wiggins is out for this game, but for the current Warriors, the impact is not so great. On the one hand, Wiggins is in terrible shape, and on the other hand, the Warriors have young people who can replace Wiggins, such as Moody. At the beginning of the first quarter, Curry had a poor hand, only 3 points and 5 assists on 1-of-6 shooting, but Kuminga scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 3-of-3 shooting, Klay also scored 5 points, and Paul and Davis and Saric on the bench scored 4 points each, and the team scored 28 points in a single quarter.
Poole's form is also hard to describe, scoring only 4 points on 1-of-5 shooting, but fortunately there are no turnovers and fouls. Kuzma had seven points, six rebounds and one assist, and Gafford also had six points, one rebound and one assist, and the team scored 25 points in the first quarter, just three points behind the Warriors. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Kispert became a wonder soldier, scoring 5 points in a row to help the Wizards stabilize the situation, Kuminga killed all sides, broke through and three points can do anything, Podemski hit a three-point shot, Kuminga basket made it 2+1, and the Warriors' lead came to 9 points.
The Wizards scored 6 points in a row to stop the Warriors, Davis received a violent dunk in the air, Kispert still had a mid-range dunk, Davis continued to make up for the dunk, Avdija had two free throws, Curry hit a three-point shot, Jones made a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Gafudra hit a layup, Curry scored two more three-pointers, Avdija hit 2+1, Curry threw a shot, Poole made a three-point shot and caused a foul, from Jordan Poole. Curry made three free throws, Poole made a basket, Klay hit an arrow on horseback, Poole chased a three-pointer and a three-point shot through the heart, and at the end of the half, the Warriors still led the Wizards by 2 points at 63-61.
There are surprises for the young players
The Warriors were able to take the lead in the first half, first of all, they should thank Poole, although Poole got 14 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the first half, scoring the highest on the team, but the shooting rate of 4 of 11 shots and 1 of 6 three-pointers is indeed very bad, especially in the second quarter, a three-point and three sticks, and then a three-point foul on Curry, which is somewhat intriguing. Gafford had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Kispert off the bench had 13 points, Kuzma had 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, and Avdija had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Stephen Curry made a strong effort in the second quarter, shooting 5-of-12 from the field, 4-of-8 from three-point range, with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, once again showing the strength of the star. Klay had just seven points, one rebound and one assist on 3-of-9 shooting, but the team's two young players played well. The first is Kuminga, who scored 16 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 6-of-7 shooting, and was ruthless in the face of Poole. Davis, who was off the bench, also showed his energy, with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3 frontcourt rebounds. As for Paul, although he only has 4 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, he has a game-high plus/minus of +16.