The Golden State Warriors did not play their best basketball on Tuesday night at Oracle Arena, but as Stephen Curry and Co. have done all season, they were good when they needed to be. Washington, led by Bradley Beal’s 17 points, played the home team tight through the game’s first three quarters, but the Dubs rattled off a decisive 16-to-4 run in the final frame to thwart the Wizards’ upset bid. With the victory, Golden State captured win number 67 of the season and now head off to Utah for the second game of a back-to-back.
Here are 10 thoughts on the game:
1) Plagued by silly turnovers, poor defense, and unnecessary reach-in fouls for and-1 scores, the Warriors found themselves down nine points with 2:25 remaining in the second quarter.