After a big win over the Hornets on the road, the Wizards returned home to face the challenge of the back-to-back Mavericks.
In terms of the Wizards, Beal and Porzingis are absent at the same time, and Kuzma, who leads the team in this single-core game, will undoubtedly face a huge test.
On the other hand, on the Lone Ranger's side, although Dinwiddie is in hot form, but this time the boat and car are rushing to the away game, and the Lone Ranger will obviously experience a hard battle!
However, after four quarters of battle, under Dinwiddie's excellent performance, the Mavericks took the initiative despite the Wizards in the first half.
But after returning from the second half, Kuzma and Hachimura felt hot in the third quarter, and the Wizards played a wave of counter-attacking frenzy that instantly turned the situation on the court.
Coupled with the decisive moment in the final quarter, Doncic made consecutive mistakes, Kuzma and Barton hit three consecutive points, and the Wizards took the opportunity to take advantage of the momentum and completely ended the suspense of the game.
In the end, the Wizards, who were on a bang, also defeated the Mavericks 113-105 at home, defending the home court to win 2 consecutive victories, but also gave the Lone Rangers 2 consecutive losses!
In this game, although the Wizards once fell into the disadvantage of trailing by 14 points, but fortunately, the team did not mess with itself, and the five players scored a double to complete a big reversal.
In the absence of Bill and Boshen at the same time, Wizards core Kyle Kuzma can be said to play a crucial leading role on both the offensive and defensive ends!
Kuzma exploded in the game, starting 40 minutes, shooting five three-pointers on 14-of-26 shooting, and posting a game-high 36 points, plus an all-around performance of 11 rebounds, six assists and one steal.
Among them, Kuzma's heroic performance of cutting 11 points in the fourth quarter not only helped the Wizards turn the situation around, but also took over the game almost single-handedly!
Rationally speaking, in the confrontation with the Lone Ranger star Doncic, Kuzma defeated Doncic both offensively and defensively and in terms of team performance!
Of course, the Wizards were able to reverse the victory over the Mavericks, and the performance of Hachimura and Gafford on the bench was also indispensable.
In this game, Hachimura felt hot, came off the bench for 24 minutes, and handed over 23 points and 8 rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting.
Gafford, on the other hand, was very efficient, playing 22 minutes off the bench and contributing a double-double of 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks on 3-of-3 shooting!
I have to say that as the two major tigers on the bench of the Wizards, the performance of Hachimura and Gafford in this game has indeed successfully influenced the trend of the game and made a great contribution!
In contrast, on the Mavericks' side, the team collapsed in the second half and was eventually reversed, swallowing a 2-game losing streak, which obviously has yet to be studied.
As the Mavericks' leading scorer, Doncic's performance in this game was indeed a little stretched.
In this game, although Doncic had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, he did not shoot 8-of-21 from the field.
It is not difficult to see that the exhaustion of back-to-back combat does affect Doncic's play on both offensive and defensive ends!
Fortunately, for the Mavericks, this game, the team is not completely without highlights and gains.
After all, the performance of Dinwiddie, Powell and Hardaway Jr. throughout the game is indeed remarkable!
In this game, Dinwiddie was full of fire, starting 37 minutes, shooting 7 three-pointers on 11-of-17 shooting, and slashing 33 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.
Powell dared to fight, starting 25 minutes and delivering 14 points, 7 rebounds and 1 steal on 6-of-9 shooting.
Hardaway Jr. also played well, coming off the bench for 25 minutes, contributing 16 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-11 three-pointers!
It's just that in Doncic's poor form, Wood's absence and away game, the Mavericks who missed the good game in this game seem to have no choice but to admit it!