Against the Washington Wizards, LeBron James ushered in another milestone, this time he not only cut 38 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, but also successfully surpassed Carl Malone to ascend to the second place in the all-time scoring list. However, the Lakers still lost 119-127 to the Wizards without a chance to win consecutively, Russell Westbrook faced the old owner, back to Washington also has a good performance, with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists of the quasi-triple-double, the young man Malik Munch also continued to perform well, at the same time as the bombing of 17 points, the plus-minus of +16 is also the highest in the Lakers' team, but other players contributed little, making the Lakers swallow the bitter fruit of the loss again.
In fact, for most of the time in this game, the Lakers held the initiative, but the five small lineups discharged by head coach Vogel in the last quarter were completely exploded by the Wizards, and the situation was reversed, and the Wizards also won at home. Among them, the team's center Christaps Porzingis struck hard, knowing that he was often ridiculed in the past, and there were various famous scenes of back-ups and small defenders. But in the fourth quarter, especially in the fourth quarter, Kristaps Porzingis took over the game, efficiently cutting 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists to help the team win.
Christaps Porzingis was once seen as the East's "thick-browed" Anthony Davis, who was selected by the New York Knicks with the 4th pick in the first round in 2015. Kristaps Porzingis averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game in his first season, and he was also named to the All-Rookie Team. Christaps Porzingis continued to improve in the 16-17 season, averaging 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, as well as winning the Skill Contest on All-Star Weekend.
The Knicks, who had seen Kristaps Porzingis as the absolute core of the 17-18 season, lived up to expectations, averaging 22.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and a staggering 2.4 blocks in the first half of the season, making him an All-Star for the first time in his career. Unfortunately, in the game against the Bucks, Kristaps Porzingis was injured during the confrontation with Giannis Antetokounmpo, and was diagnosed with ACL tearing after the game, which not only reimbursed him in advance, but also became a turning point in his career. During the recuperation period, Kristaps Porzingis had a rift with the Knicks management, and the team was unwilling to take the risk of his injury and refused to give Kristaps Porzingis a maximum salary contract, so the two sides parted ways, and before the 18-19 season deadline, the Knicks sent him to the Dallas Mavericks.
Although Christaps Porzingis had been recuperating from injuries in the second half of that season, the Lone Rangers clearly trusted him, and management offered Kristaps Porzingis a five-year top-salary contract that summer. In the 19-20 season, although the injury was just beginning to heal the offensive end of the state, but Christaps Porzingis in the defensive end of the presence is full, especially in the playoffs that year, although he only played 3 games due to injury, Christaps Porzingis averaged 23.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1 block per game, shooting and three-point shooting rate of more than 50%, at that time the outside world thought that he would become the most powerful helper around Doncic.
However, last season, Kristaps Porzingis was repeatedly plagued by injuries, and after each comeback, he had to spend a lot of time adjusting his form, and he was injured again after getting back on track. Especially in the playoffs, Kristaps Porzingis can only average 13.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, not to mention giving Doncic a share of worries, even worse than Hardaway Jr. and Finney Smith, and often low positions can not punish small guards such as Beverly and Reggie Jackson, and his market value has fallen to the bottom.
The Lone Ranger management and coaching staff were restructured last summer, and Christaps Porzingis, while staying for the time being, has been rumored to have been made. From the data this season, he can still average 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, but first of all, the efficiency is very average, secondly, when there is no Porzingis, the Lone Ranger record is better, and finally Porzingis only played 34 games for the team in total, and his physical condition and attendance eventually made the Lone Ranger lose patience. So in the final moments of the deadline, the Lone Ranger packed Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Wizards in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie and Davidson Bertans.
At first, the outside world did not understand what the Lone Ranger wanted to do, but now it seems that the Washington Wizards, Dallas Lone Rangers and Porzingis have all benefited from this operation. On the Wizards side, the inside position, whether it is Gifford or Thomas Bryant as a starter, is almost meaningless, Porzingis as long as he stays healthy, the help to the team is very large; the Lone Ranger side Porzingis and Doncic really can not be integrated together, then it is better to break them up early, at the same time Spencer Dinwiddie joined the real force, so that the Lone Ranger has a new life; Porzingis, in the Lone Ranger situation is already very embarrassing, the so-called tree to move the dead to live, After joining the Wizards, he averaged 20.6 points, 7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 block per game, and his efficiency was a little higher than in the first half of the season. So I wish them a different and two wide, and each of them is safe.