After swallowing two consecutive defeats, the Wizards, who are in desperate need of a victory, have regained their strength at home and ushered in the challenge of the Green Army, which also coincided with the two-game losing streak.
On the Wizards side, the team's big player Kuzma returned, and whether the Wizards can defend the home court, Bill + Dinwiddie + Pope obviously need to perform.
On the other hand, on the Green Army's side, Smart's line of fire has returned, trying to bring more help to Tatum + Jaylen Brown, leading the Green Army to do a big job on the road and ending the losing streak!
Finally, after four quarters of competition, with Tatum's excellent play, the green army dominated by the guests, in the first half, it completely suppressed the Wizards, and achieved a 15-point lead.
Coupled with the return of the second half, the Green Army took advantage of the victory in the third quarter to chase, playing a wave of 18-6 offensive frenzy, and in the face of a huge score gap, the final quarter also entered garbage time early.
In the end, the Green Army, which was full of enthusiasm, also won 116-87 on the road to the Wizards, which was worth the trip and also gave the opponent wizards 3 consecutive losses!
Rushing to the away game in this game, the Green Army swept away the sluggish mood during the losing streak, playing a team performance of 4 people scoring in double figures and all the soldiers.
In the case of Jaylen Brown + Smart + Gwe and other main players, continuing to perform steadily, the play of the team's ace Tatum is particularly critical!
In this game, Tatum was full of firepower, starting 31 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the 28 shots, and hitting 9 three-pointers on the outside line, bombing a game-high 51 points, plus a double-double performance of 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
And the 9 three-pointers in the whole game not only provided the Green Army with powerful firepower, once became a difficult existence for the Wizards, but also created a record for Tatum's career three-point shooting in a single game!
In addition, the game scored 51 points, which is also A new personal high for Tatum this season, and Tatum has become the fourth player in league history to score 50 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game and hit 9 three-pointers.
More importantly, after winning the 51+10+7 luxury stats in this campaign, Tatum also became the second player in the history of the team to score 50 points in a single game after Larry Bird, which can be said to have set a number of records in one game!
On the other hand, on the Wizards side, the team's offensive and defensive ends of this game were fully crushed, and Tatum could not be prevented, and finally swallowed the 29-point rout + 3 consecutive defeats, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
After all, under The Beal played well, slashed the team's high 19 points, plus 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, the three core Kuzma + Dinwiddie + Pope 34 shots only 8 of the downturn, it is indeed hard to blame!
Although Kuzma handed over a personal performance of 12+7+1+1 in this game, it is not difficult to see that Kuzma's competitive state and shooting feel that have come back have indeed yet to be adjusted.
In contrast, the performance of Dinwiddie + Pope in this campaign really needs to be examined.
In this game, Dinwiddie felt cold in his hands, only 1 of 12 shots in the whole game, and the outside three-point shot was 7 of 0, which can be described as a complete loss of the crosshair.
Coupled with the fact that the good partner Pope is in no state, the debut 21 minutes, 3 of 11 shots only got the 8 +1 +1 +1 slump performance, in the face of Tatum, who has gone crazy, this battle is difficult to support, It seems that he can only accept the reality of 3 consecutive defeats!
As for the Wizards' 29-point rout in this game, the core of the team, Bill, is also disappointed, saying bluntly in an interview with the media: "This is embarrassing!" ”
Obviously, for the Wizards, who have suffered 3 consecutive losses, and whose record and ranking have fallen to the 10th place in the East, in the next increasingly white-hot ranking battle, the Wizards at this stage will undoubtedly face greater challenges and tests!