Warriors squeak out win, but not without pain vs. Wizards

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Warriors squeak out win, but not without pain vs. Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO – Add four more exceedingly dismaying sights to this torturous Warriors season.

The first occurred three minutes after tipoff Saturday night, when Draymond Green’s increasingly visible limp became too much for him to bear, and he headed into the locker room with calf tightness that ended his night.

The second sight came in the third quarter when Stephen Curry’s right thumb, which has been tender for three weeks, took a bump that left him trying to shake off the pain. He remained in the game, but any issue with Curry’s shooting hand is too concerning to dismiss.

The third came in the final minutes, when Curry landed hard after a collision under the basket, came up hobbling on his left ankle and immediately left the game.

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The fourth, and least significant in the middle of the season, is that the Warriors needed a herculean effort from Andrew Wiggins to post a 122-114 victory over the Washington Wizards – the worst team in the NBA – that provided only tepid relief for the sellout crowd (18,064) at Chase Center.

“Draymond’s going to get an MRI tomorrow, and Steph just told me he doesn’t think it’s serious,” coach Steve Kerr said. “But they’ll both be day-to-day for now.”

Pending test results, this game is, on its face, the definition of a pyrrhic victory. Even if the medical updates are positive, any optimism will be muted. Curry has been pretty good at self-diagnosing ankle issues, but Green’s limp was so pronounced it clearly was painful and appeared to be serious.

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For the fortunes of the Warriors lie largely in the effectiveness and availability of Curry and Green, decorated veterans and co-leaders of the team. This was the first game of a stretch in which eight of nine will be at Chase. The schedule over the next two-plus weeks represents an opportunity to climb up the Western Conference standings.

Yet here the Warriors are, with their offensive engine nursing ankle and…

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Publish date : 2025-01-18 21:42:00

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