Tuesday night’s 123–112 victory over the Washington Wizards was made possible by Klay Thompson’s 25 points and Stephen Curry’s lacklustre play. After missing seven weeks of action, Chris Paul proved his value to the club by playing, and the Warriors prevailed.

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Curry did not score in the first half of a game for the first time this season (November 23, 2012, at Denver). He missed every one of his first seven shots, which included a 32-footer just before halftime, and three of them were airballs. Six jumpers from beyond the arc were also missed by him.

53 seconds into the game, Curry made his first basket to help the Warriors take control of the game, outscoring the Wizards 17 to 38 points in the third quarter. He finished with 18 points on 4 of 16 shots from beyond the arc, while the rest of the Warriors shot 17 for 30. 

Golden State moved up to ninth place in the Western Conference, one percentage point ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers, thanks to 21 points from Jonathan Kuminga. Out of the last 14 games, they have won 11..