Kuzma became the boss of the team
The Orlando Magic may not have imagined that the penultimate position in the East was taken away by the Detroit Pistons. A wave of 7 consecutive defeats, the comeback of Corningham, did not bring too much change. However, in this game, the Pistons want to challenge the Washington Wizards, although this team has a better record than the Pistons, but the star Bill is reimbursed for the season, Dinwiddie is traded away, in exchange for Porzingis can not play because of injury, the team lineup is really a bit stretched.
There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings. Kuzma became the best player in this team, scoring triple-doubles and scoring the highest score in the team, for Kuzma, maybe the team is losing, but his strength has been recognized. In this game, can Kuzma continue to play the performance of the star of the house?
17 points in a single quarter widened the gap
At the beginning of the first quarter, both teams did not feel ideal, the Wizards scored the highest is Neto, 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals on 2-of-4 shooting, Kuzma is 4 points and 2 rebounds, and the whole team only scored 24 points, but fortunately, the opponent is the pistons in the East, who only scored 22 points. After returning from the second quarter, the Wizards' offense remained tepid, With Kuzma shooting 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 1-of-3 shooting, and Bryant on the inside was 7 points, but the point difference was still flattened by the Pistons.
Grant scored eight points on 2-of-3 shooting, stewart also had seven points and three rebounds, and the Pistons managed to trail to a 50-50 draw at the end of the half. Kuz's performance in the half immediately, obviously unqualified, but the second half of the easy side to fight again, Kuzma finally ushered in the outbreak, 8 shots 7, single quarter bombed 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Pope also hit 2 three-pointers, led by two Lakers veterans, the Wizards blasted 37 points in a single quarter. Corningham had eight points and one assist in the quarter, but to no avail, the point difference was widened to nine points.
In the final quarter, when the game was decided, the Wizards suddenly fell into a scoring drought, playing five minutes and only scoring 3 points, but the Pistons only narrowed the point difference to 5 points. Since you are given the opportunity and you can't catch it, then you are embarrassed. The Wizards then played steadily, maintaining a slim lead, and although Kuzma did not score, the Wizards eventually beat the Detroit Pistons 103-94 to give their opponents an eight-game losing streak.
Leaving old Jan was blessed with misfortune
Leaving LeBron James means that you have lost a lot of spotlight, and everyone thinks that this is a bad thing for Kuzma, but who would have thought that after coming to the Washington Wizards, the big boss Bill suffered an injury season reimbursement, the second boss Ding Weidi was traded, and the Porzingis was unable to play, in such a situation, Kuzma became the boss of the team because of the misfortune. In this game, Kuzma scored 17 points in the third quarter, and on 10-of-18 shooting, he had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
I have to say that Kuzma is now the best player of the Wizards and the deserved boss of the team. Another Lakers veteran Pope, had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, which was the team's second scoring point, and Avdia on the bench had 12 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, and the team scored in double figures. However, the Pistons also had six players in double figures, with Sadiq Bay having a team-high 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Grant 14 points and 1 rebound, and Corningham with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, but only shooting 5 of 16 from the field.