National Basketball Association
Golden State 129, Washington 118
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, December 22, 2023
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials: #46 Ben Taylor, #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #63 Derek Richardson
Attendance: 18064

Jordan Poole responded to a nice pregame reception with a team-high 25 points in his return to San Francisco, but Stephen Curry countered with 30 and rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis notched a second straight double-double as the Golden State Warriors ran off from the visiting Washington Wizards for a 129-118 victory Friday night.

The meeting was the first since Poole, a driving force in Golden State's 2022 championship run before being on the receiving end of a Draymond Green punch last preseason, was dealt from the Warriors to the Wizards in July as part of a package for Chris Paul.

As has been his norm this season, Poole struggled from the field, shooting 7-for-21 overall and 3-for-12 on 3-pointers, but managed to use eight free throws as the foundation for his sixth game this season with 25 or more points.

Paul contributed four points, seven rebounds and a game-high 10 assists to the Warriors' cause, which was made easier by the fact that the Wizards were playing the second night of a back-to-back at the end of a four-game Western swing.

A 3-pointer by Poole with 4.5 seconds remaining in the first half allowed the Wizards, who won 118-117 at Portland on Thursday, to hang within 63-61 at halftime.

But Curry hit two 3-pointers in the first two minutes of the third quarter, then added two more in the next five minutes, helping Golden State take command at 88-77 en route to its fourth straight win.

Curry finished 8-for-13 on 3-pointers and 9-for-18 overall in 27 minutes for the Warriors, who were playing the front end of a back-to-back, with another home game against Portland on tap for Saturday.

Jonathan Kuminga chipped in with 22 points on 9-for-11 shooting and Klay Thompson had 20 on the strength of four 3-pointers, while Jackson-Davis grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds to go with 10 points.

Dario Saric (13) and Brandin Podziemski (10) also scored in double figures for the Warriors, who hadn't had a game decided by more than eight points in more than a month, dating back to a 128-109 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Nov. 16.

Corey Kispert had 18 points, Daniel Gafford 15 and Tyus Jones 14 to complement a team-high six assists for the Wizards, who went 1-3 on the trip. Kyle Kuzma was Washington's leading rebounder with nine on a night when he was held to seven points on 3-for-11 shooting.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Washington   Golden State
Jordan Poole 25 Scoring Stephen Curry 30
Tyus Jones 6 Assists Chris Paul 10
Kyle Kuzma 9 Rebounds Trayce Jackson-Davis 15
Jordan Poole 8 Free Throws Made Stephen Curry 4
Jordan Poole 2 Steals Cory Joseph 1
Bilal Coulibaly 1 Blocks Stephen Curry 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Washington 118 45.4 11-35 19-24 25 39 4 7 9
Golden State 129 48.5 18-45 17-20 33 57 2 5 12
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Portland. The Warriors have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .467 after a loss.
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .217 after a loss.