With Monday’s 121-116 victory over the Houston Rockets, the Warriors snapped their six-game losing run. Stephen Curry’s return from a lengthy absence was the most encouraging development, as he scored 32 points in his first game back.
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Posting the video with the description “handshake goals” was the official X (previously Twitter) account of the Golden State Warriors. In the brief ten seconds of the handshake, a plethora of complex motions, including dancing, were executed.
Jordan Poole embarrasses the Wizards again: he let the clock run while losing in the 4th quarter
Even thоugh it’s оnly the beginning оf December, there is already intense cоmpetitiоn amоng the innumerable bizarre mоments frоm Jоrdan Pооle’s debut seasоn with the Washingtоn Wizards tо chооse which оnes will be included in the year-end highlight package.
On Monday night, as his Wizards were down 142-129 to the Milwaukee Bucks, Poole made headlines once again by letting the clock run out in the fourth quarter.
In a crucial point, Poole failed to notice that the game clock was ticking.
In an effort to buy his team some time as they sought to rally against Freak Time and the Bucks, Poole let the ball float off the inbounds pass without touching it. Since the clock will not start running again until the ball is touched by an opponent, this tactic is frequently employed in the final moments of games.
Even though Poole managed to stop the shot clock, he failed to see that the game clock was still ticking away until after the fact. While making the layup, he inadvertently squandered fifteen seconds of game time just as the clock was ticking down to four o’clock.
Even though he only had one assist, he still managed to score 30 points. Despite shooting under 40% from the field and under 30% from outside the arc, Poole averages 16.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists, contributing to the Wizards’ 2-11 season record.
The town of Poole has been unfairly criticized in recent news.
Since leaving the Gоlden State Warriоrs, the Washingtоn guard has appeared tо be cоmpletely оut оf his element, and this seasоn has been nо exceptiоn.
Additionally, he has been under fire recently for what seemed like a lack of attention in the fourth quarter, when he seemed to disregard his coaches during a stoppage.