WASHINGTON — Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul pointed twice during a possession late in the third quarter of Tuesday's win over the Washington Wizards, directing his teammates where to go.
In response, Klay Thompson slowly walked to the left side of the 3-point arc while Jonathan Kuminga quickly came in to set a screen.
As the defenders came off the screen, they both stuck with Thompson on the perimeter, leaving a wide-open lane for Kuminga. Paul lobbed the ball up for the third-year forward, who completed the alley-oop. «That's what Chris does,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. «He gets you organized, he gets you good looks.
All season long, he's been such a high performer. All of our best lineups, it seems like he's in [them].» In his first game back after missing the past 21 with a left-hand fracture that required surgery to repair, Paul provided the Warriors with more of a steadying presence in their second unit.