Golden State Warriors at Washington Wizards
· National Basketball AssociationKerr earns his 600th win, and Golden State hands the Wizards their 12th loss in a row, 125-117
Golden State is without Stephen Curry (right knee) and Jimmy Butler (torn right ACL), and Seth Curry (left groin) and Al Horford (left calf strain) were also out Monday. The Warriors are almost assured of ending up in the play-in round in the Western Conference, but it matters where among that foursome you finish, and they were able to end their skid against the lowly Wizards.
Washington has dropped 12 in a row, but the Wizards still haven't taken over last place in the East because Indiana has lost 13 straight.
The Warriors rested Draymond Green, Porzingis and Melton in Sunday's loss at New York, and those three were able to help them on the second night of this back-to-back. Golden State led by 17 in the second quarter before the Wizards fought back to within two. It was 64-57 at the half.
Golden State led by 15 early in the fourth before the Wizards made one more push. They could draw no closer than five.
Trae Young scored 21 points in 21 minutes for Washington.
Washington's Bub Carrington received his second technical foul with 5:10 remaining in the third and was ejected.
The state of both these teams was apparent in the first quarter, when Golden State's Pat Spencer dropped a blind bounce pass behind him, with Washington's Jamir Watkins the only player there. Watkins took the ball and went the other way before flipping a blind backward pass of his own — which went right back to Spencer.
Wizards: Host Detroit on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
GS leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 125 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 125 - 117 |
| 4th 6.1 |  |
Anthony Gill defensive rebound | 125 - 117 |
| 4th 12.7 |  |
Brandin Podziemski misses 23-foot three point jumper | 125 - 117 |
| 4th 37.4 | |
Bilal Coulibaly bad pass turnover (Gui Santos steals) | 125 - 117 |
Statistics
 GS |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-91 | FG | 40-78 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-32 | 3PT | 13-34 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 24-28 | FT | 24-29 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 68 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fouls | 25 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 90 | Percent Led | 8 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Vukcevic, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Alex Sarr, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Bilal Coulibaly, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Tre Johnson, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Anthony Davis, F | Out | Apr 7 |
Golden State Warriors Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Quinten Post, C | Out | Apr 18 |
| LJ Cryer, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Moses Moody, G | Out | Mar 24 |
| Jimmy Butler III, F | Out | Feb 9 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 15,922 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
 Phoenix |
45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
 Golden State |
37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
 Sacramento |
22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
 Orlando |
45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
 Miami |
43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
 Washington |
17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
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