On January 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Washington Wizards visited the Amway Center to challenge the Orlando Magic. Although the strength is obviously dominant, the game is extraordinarily sticky, and even at the end of the third quarter, the Wizards are still behind the opponents, but in the last quarter, their three armies used the single quarter to cut 35 points to complete the reversal, giving the opponent 9 consecutive losses.
Before this game, the Wizards' record was only 19 wins and 20 losses, the winning percentage fell below 50%, ranking ninth in the East, and in the past 5 games, they have only won 1 game, if they continue to lose all the way, they may not even qualify for the playoffs. Winning the magic in this game will help them stabilize their hearts and minds and boost the momentum of the team.
The Wizards were able to win this game, and Kuzma, who joined the team this season, is undoubtedly the best of luck. In the 38 minutes on the field, he shot 12 of 19, including a team-high 27 points on 3-of-6 shooting from outside the three-point line, in addition to grabbing a career-setting 22 rebounds. As a 206cm tall forward who has never been known for his rebounding ability, he is like a beast in the forbidden area in this game, the defensive end is a one-man pass, everything is open, the offensive end is destroyed, and no one can stop him.
Counting this game, Kuzma has played in 38 games for the Wizards so far this season, averaging 15.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, shooting 44.3% from the field, shooting 32.4% from three-point range, and averaging 1.9 three-pointers per game, including points per game, rebounds per game, etc., which are significantly better than last season.
In the 2017 draft, Kuzma was selected by the Lakers with the 27th pick in the first round to enter the league, the first four seasons of his career were for the Purple and Gold Army, with a good performance, he once reached a three-year contract extension with the Lakers for a total of $39 million, but last summer, the Lakers in order to get Westbrook, or did not hesitate to send him out as a chip. Along with him were Harrell, Pope and a first-round pick. In addition to Kuzma, Harrell and Pope are equally good, with the former averaging 14.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while the latter averaging 11.5 points per game and shooting 38.8 percent from three-point range.
Nowadays, the players who are sent out are playing well with the Wizards, which is a bit of a phoenix nirvana and rebirth, but the Westbrook obtained in that transaction has been tepid and disappointing so far. In the absence of Davis due to injury, James alone, the Lakers are worried about the depth of the team's lineup, I wonder at this moment, will they regret making this deal decision?