Stephen Curry had 24 points and six assists in his\u00a0return to the lineup\u00a0after a three-game injury absence, and the Warriors rolled past the Washington Wizards 125-112 on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Buddy Hield scored 20 points, Draymond Green had another all-around game (18 points, eight rebounds, five assists) and Jonathan Kuminga added 15 points and six rebounds, Trayce Jackson-Davis had 12 points and Moses Moody had 10.<\/p>\n
Golden State\u2019s fourth consecutive win upped the Warriors’ record to 6-1, their best start to a season since winning 11 of their first 12 games to begin the 2021-22 campaign.<\/p>\n
It was also a milestone night for\u00a0Steve Kerr, who coached his 800th<\/sup>\u00a0regular season game, joining Al Attles as the only two men to reach that plateau with the Warriors.<\/p>\n Kerr has repeatedly lauded the depth of this year\u2019s Golden State team, and it played out that way again. The Warriors\u2019 bench held a 50-33 scoring advantage at Capital One Arena, marking the sixth time in seven games that Golden State\u2019s reserves have put up a 50 burger or more.<\/p>\n This is the first time the Warriors’ bench has scored 50 or more six times in a seven-game span since starters were first tracked in 1970-71.<\/p>\n The only downside came early in the second half when Brandin Podziemski, who started the third quarter in place of Curry, was taken to the locker room. Team officials later said that Podziemski was not feeling well.<\/p>\n The Warriors led 54-45 at halftime after Curry sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. They pushed the advantage to 12 heading into the fourth quarter then held off a brief Wizards surge to secure the victory.<\/p>\n Steph one-ups JP to end the half \ud83e\udd29\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/w7YRq61qmB<\/a><\/p>\n\n