Golden State Warriors @ Washington Wizards
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 7:15 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC | Game ID: 22400155
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 20 25 36 31 112GSW 29 25 39 32 125
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Stephen Curry scores 24 points in his return to lead the Warriors past the Wizards, 125-112
WASHINGTON -- — 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.
Takeaways 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.
Key moment 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.
Key stat Golden State's Steve Kerr coached his 800th game, becoming the 18th coach to reach that milestone with only one team.
Up next 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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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JB J. Butler
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
WAS/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur