MANILA – Stephen Curry had a terrible Wednesday night at the Capital One Arena in Washington as the Golden State Warriors tasted a 118-114 defeat to the Washington Wizards in the 2020-2021 season of the National Basketball Association.
After scoring more than 30 points in his previous 11 games, Curry was held down to 19 points against the Wizards on the 7-of-25 shooting including 2-of-14 from the free-throw line.
Despite Curry’s atrocious shooting, the Warriors rallied to within 104-93 in the fourth quarter led by Jordan Poole and Kelly Oubre Jr.
However, the Wizards seized the advantage at 110-108 behind attacks of Daniel Gafford, Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal, and David Bertans.
The Warriors were hanging at 114-116 on two-pointers by Curry with a minute left, but two free throws by Bertans sealed the victory for the Wizards.
The triumph pushed the Wizards (25-33) to grab the no. 10 spot in the East Conference from the Chicago Bulls (24-34).
Beal ended the match with a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds. Centers Gafford and Bertans scored 19 markers apiece for Washington.
Raul Neto also had a solid offensive evening with 18 points, while Westbrook posted a triple-double with 20 rebounds, 14 points, and 10 assists for the Wizards, which lost rookie Denk Avdija to a season-ending injury.
Oubre and Poole spearheaded the Warriors (29-30) with 24 and 22 markers, respectively. Kent Bazemore chipped in 19 markers while Andrew Wiggins added 14 points.
In other results, Phoenix Suns (42-16) prevailed over Philadelphia 76ers (39-19), 116-113; Toronto Raptors (25-34) edged Brooklyn Nets (39-20); and Indiana Pacers (27-31) wallop Oklahoma City Thunder (20-39), 122-116.
BOX SCORE:
WASHINGTON 118 – Beal 29, Bertans 19, Gafford 19, Neto 18, Westbrook 14, Avdija 6, Bonga 6, Len 3, Smith 2, Matthews 2, Lopez 0.
GOLDEN STATE 114 – Oubre 24, Poole 22, Bazemore 19, Curry 18, Wiggins 14, Green 8, Looney 6, Mulder 3, Payton 0.
QUARTERSCORES:
38-20, 60-58, 86-93, 118-114./PN
