Beijing time on January 13, today, washington Wizards at home to meet the Orlando Magic, before this game, the Wizards are in full swing, to achieve two consecutive wins, coupled with the return of Thomas Bryant, the strength of the Wizards has been improved, the first three quarters, Kuzma performed bravely, helped the team to open the point difference to double digits, but in the fourth quarter, the Magic launched a counterattack, Cole Anthony shot + three points consecutively, Rose also scored into the account, but Kutz immediately after the game, the Wizards began to control the game, He assisted Harrell and Pope to score consecutively, and in the end, the Wizards beat the Magic 112-106 to win three straight.
After this game, the Wizards continued to rank ninth in the East with a record of 22 wins and 20 losses, and the Magic suffered 10 consecutive losses, with a record of 7 wins and 36 losses, ranking first from the bottom in the East. In this game, Kuzma performed well, he played 35 minutes, 7 of 11, 3 of 3 three points, cut a quasi-triple-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, so that Kuzma's record of 7 consecutive games of 20+ this season was also ended, nevertheless, Kuzma's performance was very good, his plus-minus +3, and there was no mistake in the whole game, it is worth mentioning that Kuzma set a new career record with 9 assists per game.
Dinwiddie played 32 minutes in this campaign, 6 of 14, contributed 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, although the shooting rate was average, but he played the role of the core brain of the team, and Kuzma, Dinwiddie also had no mistakes in the whole game, plus-minus +12 was the highest in the game, it can be said that without Bill, the Wizards' ball was perfectly distributed, and Dinwiddie and Kuzma and others played freely. Pop's performance at key moments was eye-catching, scoring 5 points in a row, he played 30 minutes, 4 of 11, 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and only one mistake.
Harrell performed well in the last quarter, scoring three goals in a row, the last 2+1 directly helped the team lock in the win, the whole game, Harrell came off the bench for 20 minutes and 33 seconds, 8 of 6, cut 16 points and 8 rebounds, plus-minus +5, no mistakes in the whole game. In addition, Neto 15 points, Garford 8 points, 3 boards and 2 caps. On the Magic side, Cole Anthony scored 19 points, 12 boards and 8 assists, Okiki 10 points, 4 boards and 2 blocks, Wagner Jr. 14 points, 6 boards and 10 assists, Lowe Jr. 16 points and 10 boards, Harris 14 points and 2 breaks, Rose 17 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
When Beal was on the floor, he had too much of the ball, resulting in a significant reduction in the wizards' other players' shooting power, Kuzma and Dinwiddie were unable to play their offensive characteristics, while The Beal's offensive efficiency was average. The Wizards had previously reached the top of the East at one point, and when Bill returned, the team's ranking plummeted, and now that he's absent, the team is about to have a wave of winning streaks, Bill is so embarrassed that it seems that the Wizards can really consider trading Bill.