On April 2, Beijing time, 135-103, the Wizards defeated the Lone Ranger. However, the battle between Dinwiddie and Pope after the game made people feel that hatred was full.
The Wizards led by 11 points in the first quarter, and since then, they have led by as many as 25 points. Although the Lone Rangers played a wave of 11-0 in the third quarter to close the gap, the Wizards reopened the 20-point gap in the fourth quarter, and the game went into garbage time early, eventually winning by 32 points.
Porzingis faced his former club, played 30 minutes, shot 8 of 18 from the field, 2 of 4 from three-point range, 6 of 7 from the free throw line, and scored 24 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, plus or minus +12. Pope was even more in hot form, shooting 13 of 19 in 34 minutes, 6 of 11 from three-point range, 3 of 3 from the free throws, 35 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal, scoring a season high (previously 28 points), plus or minus +20.
Moreover, in the last four games, Pope has averaged 25.5 points per game, shooting 67.8% from the field, averaging 6.5 three-pointers per game and shooting 57.7% from three-point range.
It is worth mentioning that Dinwiddie faced the former owner, in a slump, only 8 points. After the game, Pop was furiously pricked at Dinwiddie, "Before the game I walked up to Bozin and I said to him, 'Because they chose to let you go, today we will beat them for you.'" That's the first thing I'm stressing today, and we did. Speaking of Dinwiddie, Pope said, "I told my teammates before the game that he wasn't going to play well today and certainly couldn't win. ”
Despite the fiasco, Dinwiddie sneered at the former owner, "I've already said what I think of the Wizards, and I know they've commented on their dressing room, which validates my statement to some extent." Let them go fishing, we're going to play the playoffs. ”
Interestingly, compared to Dinwiddie, Porzingis was a good get-together with his former club, and Doncic praised Porzingis after the game, "He played well and it was nice to see him." No one was able to block his shots, and his shots were outstanding. Porzingis responded, "During my time in Dallas, the biggest misconception was that I didn't get along well with Doncic. That's not true at all. He's a cool guy and plays very calmly. ”