On November 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lone Ranger played at home against the Wizards. Previously, the Wizards ranked fourth in the East with a record of 12 wins and 7 losses, and the Lone Ranger ranked fourth in the West with a record of 10 wins and 7 losses, both teams have played well this season, the Lone Rangers side of the wave god state has picked up, and the Wizards rely on the Lakers Three Musketeers to lead the team forward. Today's game was full of twists and turns, with the Wizards scoring 41 points in the first quarter, but being overtaken by the Lone Rangers in the second quarter. The two sides did not open the point difference in the second half, and in the decisive moment, Kuzma's three-pointer + Pope's mid-range shot laid the victory, and finally the Lone Ranger lost 114-120 at home to the Wizards, and the Wizards ushered in two consecutive wins, surpassed the Bulls and rose to third in the East, and the Lone Ranger fell to fifth in the West.
Stats, wizards, Kuzma 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Pope 16 points and 6 rebounds, Garford 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Beal 26 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Harrell 11 points, Neto 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. On the Lone Rangers side, Doncic had 33 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, Kleber 13 points and 6 rebounds, Porzingis 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Hardaway Jr. 10 points, and Burke 14 points and 4 assists.
Stan helped the Mavericks break the deadlock in the opening game, and after Bill responded with a jump shot, Doncic broke through consecutive kills, while A Holliday scored five points in a row to help the Wizards equalize the point difference. In the middle, Beal won consecutive attacks, leading the team to play a small climax, and Doncic also played without false shots, and the score of the two teams alternately rose. At the end of the quarter, Bill helped the Wizards play a 7-0 climax, Kleber ate cake to stop the bleeding, and the Wizards in the first quarter were 41-36 Lone Rangers. Back in the second quarter, Kuzma and Burke played against each other, Kleber hit a three-pointer + dunk, and the Wizards attacked the dud. After the mid-range Mavericks completed the rebound, Beal and Harrell scored six consecutive points, but in the second half Porzingis hit consecutive hits from mid-range and the Lone Rangers widened the point difference. At halftime, the Lone Rangers were 69-61 Wizards.
Back in the third quarter, Pope hit a shot, and then both teams used fouls to stop their opponents from attacking. In the middle, Beal and Fanny Smith scored three-pointers, while Kuzma and Neto hit consecutive outside hits to help the Wizards complete the comeback. In the second half, the two teams were stuck in a stalemate, with Avdia and Neto helping the Wizards score points, and the Lone Rangers' Burke and Bullock also performed very well, holding a slight lead and finishing the Lone Rangers 93-91 Wizards in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter of the showdown, Burke and Harrell scored three points, and the Wizards relied on Kuzma to lead the team to play a 7-0 climax to complete the rebound, and the two sides then fell into a bitter battle. In the decisive moment, the two teams draw, Kuzma's three-pointer, Garford's dunk, Pope's mid-range, the Wizards take away the Lone Ranger in a wave, and the Lone Ranger loses at home!
To be honest, both teams basically played at their best level. On the lone ranger side, after Doncic returned from injury, he had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in the last game against the Clippers, 33 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists in this game. Today's first quarter Doncic scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting! In fact, with the arrival of Kidd this season, the biggest change brought to the team is to increase the cooperation between Porzingis and Doncic, in addition to the great trust in Burke, Bullock and other players, Kidd strives to lead the way, through Doncic and Porzingis, so that the team plays more holistic, and now the Lone Ranger is also trying to share the ball, so far, the effect is good. Of course, in the last moment, the Lone Ranger played a little simpler, and the protection of rebounds needed to be strengthened and improved.
The Wizards played really well. Dinwiddie load management, but let this team more integrated, the last 2 minutes, the two sides played 109 draws, Garford rebounded in front of the hand, the first time did not find the belch, but chose to trust Kuzma, three-point shot! Avdia missed three points, and it was Gafford's dunk, including Beal who found Pop in a better position after being transported to the front, and Pop received the ball and hit it. Beal is indeed the absolute core of this team, but because of Pop and Kuzma's excellent hand, the Odds have more possibilities, and this diversity of play makes the opponent lose sight of one or the other. In my opinion, the next Dinwiddie is best to start from the sixth man, Beal plays the role of the main attacker, Kuzma has the ability to hold the ball, the outside feel is also very good, with Kuzma and Pope, the Wizards have a chance to impact the top three in the East!