Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had a simple strategy when it comes to stopping a white-hot Stephen Curry. The Golden State Warriors sniper dropped 51 points in three quarters, including 11 3-pointers for a memorable early-season night at Oracle Arena, enough to get the superstar's rest for the entire fourth quarter and still come out with a 144-122 win.
“Probably foul the s**t out of him, it's probably what we should've done,” said Beal after the game, “and even when we did that he still made them, so I don't know.”
“We just gotta accept the challenge more, it was everybody — KD got 30, Klay had 20. Their top three guys had 100 points.”
Brad Beal on what you can do against Curry when he’s in the zone like that: “Foul the shit out of him” pic.twitter.com/PaICQilSV9
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) October 25, 2018
Beal led the way for the Wizards with 23 points, but there was little the team could do to stop a guy shooting from way beyond the 3-point line, using his prowess for comfortable drives to the rim and easy finishes at the heart of the paint.
Curry's scoring assault was well-poised, a combination of nifty inside scoring and deep-range artillery that kept the Wizards on their toes for the entire three quarters. The two-time MVP managed two separate 20-point quarters, both filled with fireworks for the home crowd as he came close to tying his record of 13 3-pointers made in a game before he was eventually rested for the remainder of the game.
Washington dropped to 1-3 and will have its next chance to rebound on the road against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
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