Today, the NBA regular season New York Knicks lost 117-124 to the Washington Wizards at their home court. The Wizards' Bill was quarantined for triggering a safety and health pact, and the team lost its absolute core, allowing them to play a more united game. In this campaign, the Wizards scored in double figures, and Kuzma hit two consecutive three-pointers in the final 1.5 minute, helping the Wizards completely kill the game.
The Knicks only had three players to score in double figures, and All-Star guard Kemba Walker, who had been hiding by coach Thibodeau, completely broke out. Walker shot 7-of-14 from three-point range in 42 minutes, cut a luxurious stat of 44 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and he didn't make mistakes in the whole game, and a plus-minus of +4 is the only positive value in the Knicks' starting lineup. Although the Knicks eventually lost, Walker at least proved that he should not be the one who carried the pot for the team.
Previously, Walker had been hidden in Thibodeau for 9 consecutive games, and the Knicks' record was only 2 wins and 7 losses. However, due to the epidemic and the problem of the team's injuries, Thibodeau had to use Walker again. As a result, Walker had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in his first game of return. After the game, Thibodeau said very coldly: "This is what he should do. Walker responded: "I hate this situation, I want to play. ”
In the second game that followed, Walker cut 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal to lead the team to win, this time he once again bombed 44 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and in the three games back in the lineup, Walker averaged 31.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. After the game, Walker said: "It was a very special night, I really hope we can win, when you play very well but can't win, it's so sad. It is worth mentioning that walker has scored at least 40 points in his career, and the overall record of the team is 5 wins and 14 losses, with a winning percentage of only 26.3%. But losing wasn't his fault alone.
Thibodeau, who was cold to Walker, also changed his tune immediately after this game, and Thibodeau said: "Walker played a beast-level performance, but we lost the game. It's a shame we wasted walker's efforts like this. When there are fewer manpower like we have now, we can't attack with enough intensity every time. That is where we are now. It seems that this time Thibodeau admitted that the loss was not Walker's fault alone.
Walker is not a superstar like Curry James, but he always plays a very amazing performance with his own strength. And the reason why he became a pot bearer is not in ability, but in personality, he is too modest and does not argue. Even if he has repeatedly become a scapegoat for the team's losses, he rarely comes forward to fight back, as he himself says he only wants to play. What do you think about this, welcome to leave a comment!