The Wizards entered this game after snapping a 4 game losing streak. The Warriors entered this game riding an amazing 1 point win over the Bucks that snapped a 3 game losing streak. This game was the first game that the Warriors and Wizards would play against each other this season and it would be interesting to see how Bradley Beal and Stephen Curry would matchup. For the Wizards to win they needed to stop Stephen Curry, force turnovers, and find a nice game out of Bradley Beal. For the Warriors to win they needed to keep Beal and Russell Westbrook quiet, rebound well, and find a great game out of Steph. Would the Warriors or the Wizards get their 2nd straight win? To the game!
Alex Len won the tip for the Wizards which led to a Rui Hachimura layup. At 10:24 Hachimura made an alley oop dunk to give the Wizards a 6 point lead. At 10:14 Stephen Curry made a finger roll to give the Warriors their first points of the game and make it a 4 point game. At 9:04 Deni Avdija made 2 free throws to retake a 5 point lead for the Wizards. Then at 8:38 Rui Hachimura made a jumper to give the Wizards a 7 point lead. At 8:23 James Wiseman slammed in an alley oop dunk to remake it a 5 point game. At 8:09 Alex Len made a floater to give the Wizards a 7 point lead. At 7:15 Stephen Curry made a layup to remake it a 5 point game for the Warriors. Then at the 7 minute mark Andrew Wiggins made a layup to cut the Wizards’ lead to 3. At 6:26 Russell Westbrook made a jumper to retake a 5 point lead for the Wizards. At 4:52 Stephen Curry made a 3 to tie the game for the Warriors. At 4:36 Alex Len made a dunk to give the Wizards the lead. Then at 3:55 Rui Hachimura completed a 3 point play to give the Wizards a 5 point lead. At 3:32 Ish Smith made a pullup jumper to give the Wizards a 7 point lead. At 2:47 Stephen Curry made a 3 to make it a 4 point game. With 29 seconds left in the quarter Robin Lopez made a turnaround hook shot to give the Wizards a 6 point lead. Then, to end the quarter Davis Bertans made a 3. The Wizards led 32-23 after the first quarter. The Wizards were led by Rui Hachimura with 13 points and the Warriors were led by Stephen Curry with 12 points. The Warriors had 6 fewer assists, 2 fewer rebounds, 2 more steals, 1 more block, 1 more turnover, and 4 more fouls than the Wizards in the first quarter. The Warriors and Wizards both shot well in the first quarter each shooting 50% from the field. The only difference was that the Warriors shot 33.3% from 3 and the Wizards shot 14.3% from 3. This was a very close quarter both teams playing well in it. Both teams hoped to pull away in the 2nd quarter.
To start the 2nd quarter Damion Lee made a 3 for the Warriors. At 10:33 Robin Lopez made a turnaround hook shot to give the Wizards their first points of the quarter. At 10:07 Raul Neto made a layup to give the Wizards a 10 point lead. At 9:21 Lopez made a hook shot to give the Wizards a 12 point lead. Then at the 9 minute mark Damion Lee made a 3 to cut the Wizard lead to 9. At 7:33 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a 3 to make it a 4 point game. At 7:16 Lopez made a layup to give the Wizards a 6 point lead. At 6:56 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a dunk to cut the deficit to 4. At 6:40 Lopez made 2 free throws to give the Wizards a 6 point lead. Then at 6:22 Andrew Wiggins made a hook shot to make it a 4 point game for the Warriors. At 6:07 Lopez made a hook shot of his own to retake a 6 point lead for the Wizards. At 5:52 Draymond Green made a floater to make it a 4 point game. At 5:18 Lopez made another turnaround hook shot to give the Wizards a 6 point lead. Then at 4:23 Steph made a reverse layup to make it a 5 point game for the Warriors. At the 4 minute mark Alex Len made a layup to give the Wizards a 7 point lead. At 2:50 Andrew Wiggins made a step back jumper to make it a 5 point game once again. At 2:28 Russell Westbrook made a layup to make it a 5 point game. Then at 2:15 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a reverse layup to make it a 5 point game. At the 2 minute mark Bradley Beal made a step back jumper to give the Wizards a 7 point lead. At the 1 minute mark Russell Westbrook made a floater to give the Wizards a 10 point lead. For the final points of the half Stephen Curry made a 3. The Wizards were ahead 57-50 at halftime. Robin Lopez led the Wizards in the first half with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook also played well in the first half with 6 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Stephen Curry led the Warriors in the first half with 17 points, 2 rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Kelly Oubre Jr. played well for the Warriors too with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists. The Warriors played well in the 2nd quarter and boosted their stats to 7 fewer assists, 7 fewer rebounds, 2 more steals, and 6 more fouls than the Wizards in the first half. The Warriors and Wizards each had 1 block and 8 turnovers in the first half. The Wizards shot well in the first half shooting 48.9% from 3 and 14.3% from deep. The Warriors shot a bit worse with 45.7% from the field and 36.8% from 3. This was a nice first half from both teams. The Warriors and Wizards both entered the 3rd quarter hoping to have the edge entering the final quarter. To the third!
To start the 3rd quarter James Wiseman made a dunk. At the 11 minute mark Alex Len got a 3 point play to give the Wizards their first points of the quarter. At 9:52 Steph made a 3 to make it a 5 point game. At 9:38 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a couple of free throws to make it a 3 point game. Then at 9:29 Alex Len made a dunk to give the Wizards a 5 point lead. At 9:16 Andrew Wiggins made an alley oop dunk to make it a 3 point game. At the 9 minute mark Bradley Beal got a 3 point play to give the Wizards a 6 point lead. At the 8 minute mark Kelly Oubre Jr. got a 3 point play of his own to make it a 3 point game. Then at 6:49 Oubre Jr. made a 3 to tie the game at 70 for the Warriors. At 5:50 Oubre Jr. made another 3 to give the Warriors the lead. At 5:22 Andrew Wiggins made a step back jumper to give the Warriors a 5 point game. At 4:56 Rui Hachimura made a pullup jumbo make it a 3 point game for the Wizards. Then at 2:51 Davis Bertans made a 3 to give the Wizards the lead. At the 2 minute mark Steph made 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game at 79 points a piece. At 1:48 Westbrook made a layup to retake the lead for the Wizards. To end the quarter Robin Lopez made a layup. After the 3rd quarter the Wizards led 85-79. The Warriors went on a 14-0 run in this quarter which was good but the Wizards went on an 11-1 run too. The Warriors were led by Stephen Curry with 26 points in the first 3 quarters and Robin Lopez led the Wizards with 18 points in the first 3 quarters. In the first 3 quarters the Warriors had 7 fewer assists, 6 fewer rebounds, 5 more steals, 1 fewer turnover, and 4 more fouls than the Wizards. The Warriors and Wizards also had 1 block each in the first 3 quarters. The Warriors shot well in the first 3 quarters with 45.5% from the field and 36.7% from 3. The Wizards shot better though with 50% from the field and a rough 21.4% from deep. This was a nice quarter for the Wizards where they were able to grow their advantage. Both the Warriors and the Wizards entered the final quarter hoping to play well and take home the win.
To start the 4th quarter James Wiseman made a dunk. At 10:26 Wiseman made a jumper to tie the game for the Warriors. At 10:11 Westbrook made a reverse layup to give the Wizards the lead and their first points of the quarter. At 9:38 Damion Lee made a layup to tie the game once again. Then at 8:52 James Wiseman made a fadeaway jumper to give the Warriors the lead. At 4:28 Robin Lopez made a hook shot to give the Wizards the lead. At 4:08 Stephen Curry made a reverse layup to retake the lead for the Warriors. At 3:45 Bradley Beal made a pullup jumper to retake the lead for the Wizards. Then at 2:42 Beal made a layup to give the Wizards a 5 point lead. With 33.6 seconds left in regulation Steph made a layup to give the Warriors the lead. With 19.5 seconds left in regulation Steph made 2 free throws after a Warriors defensive stop and after he was fouled by the Wizards. With 6.1 seconds left in regulation Bradley Beal made a fadeaway 3 in the corner to tie the game. Beal was fouled by Andrew Wiggins on the play as well and he completed the 4 point play to give the Wizards the lead. Then with 1.2 seconds left in regulation Damion Lee threw the ball away to Deni Avdija. The Warriors then fouled Beal who made both free throws to end the game. The Wizards won 110-107.
Leo’s Courtside Commentary: This was a terrible loss for the Warriors after Bradley Beal got a clutch 4 point play to give the Wizards the lead. The Wizards were led by Russell Westbrook with a triple double of 19 points, 14 rebounds, 14 assists, and a steal. Robin Lopez played well too off the bench with 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists. Bradley Beal was also a main contributor with 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 6 assists. The Wizards ended with 4 players with 19+ points. The Warriors were led by Stephen Curry in this game with 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kelly Oubre Jr. played well too with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. Andrew Wiggins also chipped in with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Wiggins also lost the game for the Warriors by fouling Beal late in the game. The Warriors had 3 fewer assists, 6 fewer rebounds, 9 more steals, 2 more blocks, 5 fewer turnovers, and 4 more fouls than the Wizards. The Warriors saved themselves in this game through steals because if they didn’t gat as many steals as they did this could’ve been a blowout. The Warriors ended up shooting 46.6% from the field, 30.6% from downtown, and 66.7% from the free throw line. The Wizards shot a bit better with 48.3% from the field, 26.3% from deep, and 79.2% on free throws. Overall, this was a disappointing loss for the Warriors in a game that they should’ve won.
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Such a disappointing loss. Thanks for the recap.
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