Steph Curry outduels previous colleague Jordan Poole to aid Warriors beat Wizards, 129-118

Steph Curry made a season-high 8 3 points and had 30 points and 7 helps, outdueling Jordan Poole in the Washington guard’s return to Chase Center, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Wizards 129-118 on Friday night.

Poole, traded to the country’s capital on draft day for Chris Paul, made the veryfirst basket of the videogame following a video homage with highlights on the huge screen and endedup with 25 points on 7-for-21 shooting however simply 3 of 12 on 3s.

Curry and Poole shared a hug before the videogame, when Poole made the rounds of accepts, hellos and greetings with previous colleagues, Warriors security, personnel members and other goodfriends.

Poole hit the veryfirst basket of the videogame on an 18-foot jumper then missedouton his next 5 tries before a driving layup at the 9: 39 mark of the 2nd quarter. He went 0 of 5 from from deep before linking.

Curry likewise conquered a sluggish start.

The two-time MVP started 1 for 6 however had 5 helps in the opening quarter. He warmed up and linked on 3 directly 3s in the 2nd and 11 successive points total. Curry idea he got fouled on a brief jumper that ended that stretch and clapped asking for a call and was struck with a technical. It’s his 2nd this season and 27th throughout his 15-year profession.

Curry has scored 30 or more points in 3 of his last 4 videogames.

Jonathan Kuminga linked on his veryfirst 6 from the field and endedup with 22 points on 9-for-11 shooting as Golden State won its 8th straight home videogame. Klay Thompson had 20 points with 4 3s.

Corey Kispert scored 18 points off the bench and Daniel Gafford included 15 points as the Wizards covered up a four-game West Coast journey. They dropped to 3-15 on the roadway.

Rookie Brandin Podziemski returned to the lineup and had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 helps for Golden State after sitting out the 2nd half versus Boston on Tuesday night with lower back discomfort.

But the Warriors without forward Andrew Wiggins duetothefactthat of an healthproblem.

Another Golden State novice, Trayce Jackson-Davis, shined onceagain. He hit his veryfirst 3 shots and contributed 10 points and season-best 15 rebounds.

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Wizards: Host Orlando on Tuesday night.

Warriors: Host Portland on Saturday night to total the home-home back-to-back, having won the last 4 conferences in the series and 6 in a row at home.

Reporting by The Associated Press.