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.

The Warriors had a few noteworthy threes of their own, as Eric Paschall ended the first quarter with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and Jordan Poole did the same to close the third. But playing on the back end of a back-to-back, the Warriors didn’t have enough firepower to keep up with Washington.

Andrew Wiggins led the Dubs with 27 points, and a trio of Dubs rookies – Eric Paschall, Jordan Poole and Mychal Mulder – scored 17 off the bench, and Marquese Chriss added a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.