On December 17, the Wizards lost again, they suffered a crushing defeat against the Suns, losing all four of their last four games, which also caused their winning percentage to drop to 50%, and the ranking also fell sharply. It should be noted that this season's Wizards were once ranked first in the East, but unfortunately they have not performed well recently. Beal played 31 minutes in today's game, with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, as well as 5 turnovers, and his performance was not satisfactory. This season the NBA has had two big stars who have performed in the sluggish, Lillard of the Trail Blazers and Beal of the Wizards.
In recent seasons, Beal has been a superstar who can compete with Harden and Curry for the regular season scoring champion, and even let the scoring champion honor be produced in the final round last season, almost counterattacking Curry. It is such a superstar who can attract giants such as the Lakers, who has not performed well this season.
Bill's stats this season are 22.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 0.9 steals, 3.5 turnovers, 45.2 shots, and 27.9% from three-point range; the comparison shows that Beal's stats have dropped significantly compared to recent seasons and compared to his career, including:
The score is the lowest in the last 3 seasons;
Lowest steal career;
The shooting percentage is the lowest in the last 6 seasons;
Career-low three-point shooting rate;
Career-high average turnovers per game;
In addition to the data, the most important thing is that Bill's resilience on the field is gone, in the past, when Wall left, Bill single-core led the team, he performed super godly, but the team lost consecutively, and the look and morale of almost crying on the sidelines were moving. Last season, he reached the playoffs through the playoffs with Westbrook, and was full of spirits, westbrook three-point king, and Bill scored second place. But unfortunately, Bill's performance this season is really too bad, and the configuration around him has actually been upgraded, but Bill's feeling is gone.
Similar to Beal is Lillard, the Blazers have recently suffered a 7-game losing streak, which does have something to do with the absence of McCollum and others, but it is indeed regrettable that lillard did not stand up. Lillard is also a former "75 superstar" who has been compared to Curry, and is still a player in the golden age of active service, but unfortunately this season's performance is far less than expected.
Lillard is best known for saving the team from three-pointers at key moments, but this season has rarely seen Lillard "wear a watch" in life and death moments. Before yesterday's game against the Grizzlies, he shot less than 30 percent from three-point range, the lowest number Lillard has ever made. It was only after 5-of-11 that he pulled his three-point shooting rate back to 30.5%, but it was still a career low.
In fact, Beal and Lillard are the same type of players, first of all, the core of the team, the previous performance has also been unanimously praised by the outside world, but to say that they are historical superstars, in addition to no championship and playoff results, they are not in the giants, and the performance is fluctuating. This also makes many fans feel that even when they perform well, they are not at the level of Curry and James.
Of course, The strength of Beal and Lillard is still there, their team also has the strength, and it is also expected that they can usher in the next outbreak, strive to sweep the decline as soon as possible, and lead the team to end the recent losing streak.