On February 2, Beijing time, the Wizards encountered the defending champion Bucks. Throughout the game, Kuzma shot 9-of-19 and had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal, filling the data column, although the defeat was still glorious. It is worth mentioning that this is his 20th double-double this season, a career high, and James and Durant have only 11 times each.
In the first half of the game, Dinwiddie did not score a single point, Kuzma had 9 points and 7 rebounds, but the Wizards still trailed by as many as 13 points.
Back in the second half, the Bucks briefly led by 17 points. The Wizards, led by Kuzma, began to fight back furiously. Kuzma broke through to the layup, then hit a three-pointer, then went to the basket and scored again, and in 1 minute he scored 7 consecutive points, and it wasn't long before Kuzma hit another three-pointer and then hit another jumper.
Kuzma scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the entire third quarter. Led by Kuzma, the Wizards also narrowed the gap to single digits, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they also tied the score.
It is worth mentioning that now that he has come to the Wizards, Bill is not there, and Kuzma has also shown leadership. In the fourth quarter, the broadcaster specially played a segment in which he constantly shouted for his teammates on the sidelines, and constantly compared tactical running positions to guide his teammates, which reminded people of his former teammate James.
It seems that after playing around Old Zhan for many years, Kuzma is also eye-catching, and the US media "Hoop District" is also praising Kuzma's leader Fan.
With 3:03 left in the fourth quarter, Kuzma made a layup to help the Wizards chase another 4 points before the Bucks called out a timeout. Unfortunately, after that, the Bucks' big three threatened, or took away the game, kuzma was unable to return to the sky.