Beijing time on January 10, the NBA regular season continued, the Wizards away 102-100 victory over the Magic, this battle Wizards to win is not simple, from the end of the first quarter to the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Wizards have almost been behind, the middle of the fourth quarter, the Magic attack suddenly muted, the Wizards took the opportunity to play a wave of 18-8, after a smooth counterattack, never let the Magic catch up, and finally won the victory, ending a two-game losing streak.
In this game, Kuzma's performance was particularly good, he played 38 minutes, shooting 10 of 19, 3 of 6 from three-point range, 4 of 6 from the free throw line, 27 points, 22 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, and the most critical fourth quarter, Kuzma shot 6 of 9 in a single quarter, and one man scored 14 points and 6 rebounds.
In the last few minutes, Kuzma's performance can be said to be very eye-catching:
— With 3:10 left, Kuzma hit a three-pointer to give the Wizards a 95-89 lead
— With 1 minute and 11 seconds left, Kuzma threw a shot to give the Wizards a 100-94 lead
With 12.4 seconds left, Kuzma hit two free throws and the Wizards led 101-98
Counting this game, Kuzma has scored 20+ in 7 consecutive games:
Against the Heat, he was 8-of-19, with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
— Against the Cavaliers, he was 11-of-17, with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
Against the Bulls, he had 12-of-18, 29 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists
— Against the Hornets, he was 13-of-26, with 36 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists
Against the Rockets, he was 9-of-20, with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
— Against the Bulls, he was 7-of-17, with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
Against the Magic, he was 10-of-19, with 22 points, 22 rebounds and 1 assist
In seven games, Kuzma averaged 26.3 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, shooting 51.5 percent from the field, 31.8 percent from three-point range, and 59.9 percent from the field.
What is the concept?
22 rebounds is Kuzma's career high
7 consecutive 20+ games is Kuzma's career-longest record
— After Jamison in 2010, the Wizards were the first player to have 20 points and 20 rebounds in a single game
— After Webber in 1997, the Wizards were the first player to have 25 points and 20 rebounds in a single game
Kuz said after the game that it was his highest rebounding since he played basketball, after he had previously had 19 rebounds in high school.
So far this season, Kuzma has averaged 15.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, rebounds and assists are career highs, and scoring is the highest in the past three years.
It looks good, but Kuzma's efficiency is still not high, and even after 7 consecutive games with a decent efficiency of 20+, he has only shot 44.3%, 32.4% from three-point range and 53.8% from the field.
Instability has always been a feature of Kuzma, as early as the Lakers, he can be 30+ or even 40+ in a single game, and then score no more than 5 points per game, and this season is the same, just half a month ago, he had only scored 6, 4 and 8 points in three consecutive games.
A slight surprise is that Kuzma's performance in key moments this season (no more than 5 points in the last 5 minutes) has been really good, and so far, he has played a total of 20 such anxious games, shooting 18 of 34 from the field (52.9 percent) and 13 of 25 from three points (52.0 percent from the field), helping the Wizards to 16-4 in 20 key games.
Just the impression is that Kuzma has had a number of kills or key goals this season:
—— Against the Cavaliers, the key three points + kill in a row
- Against the Pistons, a three-point shootout in the final moments
— Against the Bulls, he scored three points at a crucial moment, but was unfortunately killed by DeRozan
Although it is not as good as The performance of Randle, Russell, Ingram, and Brother Qiu after leaving the Lakers, Kuzma is undoubtedly an excellent Lakers veteran, and he once helped the Wizards reach the top of the East at the beginning of the season.
The Wizards have not been in good shape for a while, before winning the Magic, the Wizards lost 12 of the last 17 games, and the record also fell to the current ninth place in the East, but they are only 3 wins away from the 76ers in the fifth place in the East, hoping that Kuzma will continue their current hot state and hope that the Wizards will find the winning feeling at the beginning of the season.