What we learned as Wiggins shines in Warriors’ win vs. Wizards

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What we learned as Wiggins shines in Warriors’ win vs. Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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SAN FRANCISCO – On Monday, the Warriors lost to the eight-win Toronto Raptors. Five days later, they barely escaped the six-win Washington Wizards, winning 122-114 on Saturday night at Chase Center.

Steph Curry (26 points), Andrew Wiggins (31 points) and Dennis Schröder (20 points) combined to score 77 points, which amounted to 63.1 percent of the Warriors’ total. Saturday marked the second time all season the Warriors had three players score 20 or more points. The 20 points Schröder scored also were his highest total this season since joining the Warriors.

Moses Moody, Gary Payton II and Kevon Looney also were big contributors off the bench. Moody was a plus-12 with 13 points. Payton was a plus-11 with 10 points. And Looney, plus-13, tallied a 10-point, 13-rebound double-double.

Former Warriors guard Jordan Poole also had his old team on the wrong end of a Poole Party, scoring 38 points on 12-of-25 shooting and made eight of his 15 3-point attempts. Poole’s 38 points were his second-most this season, and five away from his career high of 43.

As the Warriors dominated in the paint, the Wizards had their number from long distance. The Warriors outscored the Wizards by 34 points in the paint, 58-24, but the Wizards had a 24-point advantage beyond the arc, draining a franchise-record 22 threes compared to 14 for the home team.

Here are three takeaways from the Warriors coming back home and grinding out a win.

Draymond Injury Concerns

Any drama between Poole and Draymond Green was over before it could even begin. Three minutes into the game, Poole hit a 3-pointer that prompted a timeout from Warriors coach Steve Kerr. But during the timeout, Green was seen limping down the Warriors’ locker room.

Minutes later, Green was ruled out for the rest of the night because of left calf tightness, an issue that has hampered him this season. He had missed the Warriors’ previous three games to end their four-game road trip because of an illness and back injury. About a month and a half ago, however, Green…

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Publish date : 2025-01-18 20:17:00

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