Boshin made his debut
Who would have thought that after Dinwiddie went to The Dallas Lone Ranger, he ushered in the second spring of his career. For the Washington Wizards, it is a thing of great regret, the team can only rely on Kuzma and Pop, two Lakers veterans in the past. However, Porzingis has returned in this game, and it must be affirmed that in recent games, Kuzma and Pop's individual performances have been impeccable. Kuzma has scored 20+ points in the past four games, with 34 points in one game and 26 points in one game.
But the Wizards have won just one of the last four games, which certainly tells us how bad this team really is. In this game, the Wizards welcomed the Indiana Pacers at home to challenge. The Pacers have decided to rebuild, but Harry Burton and Hield, two young rising stars, are cashing in on their talents.
The Wizards refused to reverse
The Wizards, who played at home, showed excellent offensive status in the first quarter, Kuzma had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Porzingis also had 7 points and 2 rebounds, the two combined, the Wizards bombed 30 points in a single quarter, but the Pacers also scored 26 points, including Brogdon 5 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. After returning from the second quarter, the Pacers gradually found their form, Halliburton had 6 points and 4 assists, Bitazer on the bench had 15 points and 5 rebounds, and the team exploded for 35 points in the single quarter, directly surpassing the score.
The Wizards certainly didn't fare badly, scoring 27 points in the quarter, but by the end of the half, they were four points behind the Pacers 57-61. In the second half, the Wizards quickly adjusted, Pope had 8 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists to steal, Porzingis also had 7 points and 1 rebound, the team returned a wave of 39 points in a single quarter, and the Pacers only scored 26 points, so at the end of the third quarter, the Wizards successfully surpassed 9 points. However, such a point difference will not make the game lose suspense.
After returning from the final quarter, the Pacers continued to chase, Brogdon had 10 points and 1 assist, and Hield also had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and the point difference once reached 3 points, but Porzingis dunked to stabilize the situation. Brogdon made two free throws, Bo Shen staged a deduction again, Ismail's free throw line also scored, the point difference once again reached 7 points, and the suspense of the game completely disappeared. Eventually the Washington Wizards were at home
Seven scored in double figures
After Porzingis returned, the Wizards' strength has improved to another level. Although Bo Shen only played 21 minutes in this game, he had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks on 7 of 12 shooting, which was very efficient. But even so, the Lakers double Pop and Kuzma are not willing to show weakness, Pop got 19 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Kuzma is 23 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, plus-minus +21 team-high. Led by the two, seven wizards scored in double figures, delivering 33 assists and hitting 17 three-pointers.
Of course, the Pacers' performance in this game was also excellent, they almost completed the reversal in the final quarter, unfortunately, lacked a little luck. Brogdon had 27 points, four rebounds and four assists, Harryburton had 15 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists, Hield had 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Bitazer on the bench had 20 points and six rebounds and shot 7-of-7 from the field. The team also had six players in double figures, but only hit 10 three-pointers.