On January 18, Beijing time, 76 people in Philadelphia vs Wizards, whenever the Lakers veterans are mentioned, it will always pour salt on the Wounds of the Lakers! It was such a game, the Wizards beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-98, the Wizards led 91-83 at the end of the third quarter, Harrell and Kuzma joined forces in the final quarter to play an offensive wave, and the 76ers scored only 1 point for 4 minutes, and finally the Wizards were happy to win a big victory. Kuzma ushered in two major milestones in this game, the first is to complete the rookie season to want to block embiid's idea, and the second is a new career high for individual doubles!
Kuzma this game 29 minutes 07 seconds 13 of 6 bombed 15 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steals and 3 blocks, this season's Kuzma super rise, on the field plus-minus +19, leaving the Lakers his interior rebounding ability is too prominent. Kuzma has won a total of 18 double-doubles so far this season, 18 double-doubles in a single season set a new career high for Kuzma, and his double-doubles this season have surpassed down Downs, Embiid, Doncic, Durant, James and other players.
Now Kuzma is really too hungry for the Lakers, why? In the second quarter of the game, Kuzma also completed the dunk against Embiid, and after the game Kuzma also said: "Embiid told me that if I did this again, he would punch me in the face!" ”
Why does Kuzma make today's Lakers hungry? First, the Lakers now lack enough active players, especially those who grab rebounds in the frontcourt, and the Lakers lack young people. Second, the Lakers need to have the right front-line defensive players and players with a certain three-point threat, and now the Lakers don't have any of them! Look at Kuzma, 18 double-doubles in the season, first of all, rebounding protection ability qualified, single game 1 steal 3 blocks, front line defense is remarkable, oops, Lakers hungry?
Looking at it now, the offseason Lakers and Wizards trade, the Wizards earned! Today's Wei Shao is highly questioned, all the efficiency is very low, and Wei Shao still has a large contract on him. On the Wizards' side, Kuzma now has 15 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists to help the team win, Pop also contributed 14 points on 6 of 15 plus 20 points on the game, and Harrell also contributed 18 points and 7 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting. Suppose, the Lakers did not trade with the Wizards, and the Lakers' lineup is still these people, I don't know what the result will be?