On December 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Knicks defeated the Wizards, 31-year-old Kemba Walker played crazy, played in the whole game in 42 minutes, 27 shots, 14 of 3 points, 7 of 3 points, 9 of 9 free throws, slashed 44 points, 8 assists and 9 rebounds, scoring a new season high, but also a new Knicks career high, almost bombed 40+ triple-doubles, and proved that he deserved the starting position.
Against the Wizards, Walker only contributed 6 points in the first quarter, but it was like an appetizer, Walker ushered in a super explosion in the second quarter, after the free throw score, Walker completely turned on the takeover mode, inside and outside shot consecutive points, from the second quarter 7 minutes 40 seconds to 1 minute 43 seconds, Walker scored 15 consecutive points, in the last moment of the first half, scored 7 consecutive points, 23 points in the single quarter, the Knicks turned the tide 37-26 in the single quarter.
Walker blasted down 28 points in the first half, the other Knicks players attacked the dud in the second half, or relied on Walker to carry the offensive banner, scoring 13 points in a single quarter, the feel was still hot; walker's feel declined in the last quarter, although he scored key three points, but the Knicks have been suppressed by the Wizards, life and death moments, Kuzma hit two consecutive three-pointers, and finally the Knicks lost the game 117-124.
The Knicks lost, but Walker proved that he was still the best candidate for the Knicks' starting guard, Walker was suddenly abandoned by Thibodeau, abandoned 10 consecutive games, from the first round directly to the cold bench; but in the absence of the team, Walker returned to the starting, a game of 44 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, playing the best game of the season, becoming the biggest comfort for the Knicks to lose.
First, Walker became the first starting point guard in Knicks history to score at least 30 points and five three-pointers in nearly 13 years since Jamal Crawford on March 31, 2008.
Second, Walker scored a new career high for the Knicks
Walker's crazy battle set a record, and the starting position should be stable.