they started NBA preseason activities and they were the champions Golden State Warriors those in charge of opening the actions confronting the Washington Wizards at a match held in Japan.
The Warriors ended up taking the victory with a score of 96-87obviously the result is the least important thing, the most important thing is that the NBA came out of the United States and Canada again andJapanese fans could enjoy an NBA game again, something that had not happened since 2019.
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The ovation to Rui Hachimura, As expected, the Wizards player received a tremendous ovation when he was introduced. Hachimura responded with a good performance being Washington’s leading scorer with 13 points and 9 rebounds.
For the Warriors the duel served to to see the return of James Wiseman, who missed all of last season with a knee injury. Wiseman is one of Golden State’s young prospects, and his presence on the floor makes Steve Kerr and the rest of the team happy. He finished with 20 points and 9 rebounds in 24 minutes.
Stephen Curry did not have much participation, he barely played 13 minutes in which he made just 1 of his 7 shots, leaving with six points.
Klay Thompson will not have activity in the games in Japancoach Steve Kerr decided not to risk it due to the short time in preseason, so in Japan, they will be left without seeing one of the Splash Brothers.
Warriors and Wizards will meet again in the early hours of October 2 in the second game of the NBA Japan Games 2022.
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