The Warriors were done in by the 3-ball in Sunday’s 124-110 loss to the visiting Washington Wizards at Chase Center.
The Warriors shot just 9-for-28 from distance, whereas the Wizards started hot and never cooled down, hitting on 20 of their 30 3-point attempts. Washington’s Bradley Beal, the NBA’s leading scorer since Jan. 22, connected on his first five attempts from deep, all in the first quarter. Beal scored 22 of his 34 points in the opening period, while 2020 3-Point Contest participant Davis Bertans (29 points) finished strong for Washington, going 7-for-9 on his threes. Beal and Bertans combined for 15 3-pointers and between them missed just four from deep.