Now the Wizards go back to DC to play the defending champs Golden State Warriors. While the Wizards played yesterday, the Golden State Warriors were actually in Washington DC visiting the African American Museum. The Wizards have had some heated battles over the past few years against a team they only see twice a year:
In their last matchup Beal and Green got into it.
Jennings shoved Javale McGee
John Wall got into it with Klay Thompson a few years ago
The Wizards beat the Warriors last time around in Washington but it appeared to be some dumb luck involved as Zaza Pachulia after boxing out for a rebound, clumsily fell into Kevin Durant's knee which sidelined him until the postseason. Washington jumped out to big lead and had to cling on for dear life as the Warriors outscored them by 16 points in the 2nd half.
Like Washington, Golden State is playing with a huge sense of urgency as they are currently 2nd in the Western Conference behind the Houston Rockets and need every win that they can get to keep pace with them. Washington is coming off a back to back but no player played more than 34 minutes so theoretically Washington may have enough energy to keep up with Golden State. The Warriors are also starting Javale McGee and Nick Young is coming off the bench; it will be interesting to see how the Washington fans greet them, who both lead the team in the scoring the last time the Wizards defeated the Warriors without John Wall (http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/id/300406027)
Here are the highlights from the last time the Wizards beat the Warriors.
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10298049/EverybodyEats_BreakingT_shirt.jpg)
