The Wizards take on the Nets
The worst team in the East, I believe everyone must know, that is the Detroit Pistons who created 28 consecutive defeats, so what about the second worst team in the East? There is no doubt that it is the Washington Wizards, who have only won 5 games so far this season, and in the original offseason, people still have expectations for this team, a Warriors veteran, a Lakers veteran, quite an Avengers flavor. So far this season, Kuzma's performance has been decent, and as for Jordan Poole, it's hard to put into words.
In this game, the Wizards welcomed the challenge of the Brooklyn Nets at home. After the departure of the Big Three, everyone felt that the Nets were going to rebuild, but who would have thought that they were still stubbornly attacking the playoffs. Ben Simmons is still a disappointment, but Bridges has grown into a team leader.
Last-minute wins
At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams were evenly matched, Bridges scored 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, Johnson and Claxton each scored 5 points, the team scored 25 points in a single quarter, and the Wizards happened to have 25 points, of which Kuzma had 9 points and 3 rebounds, and Poole only had 2 points and 2 assists. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Avdija became a wonder man, with 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block on 3-of-3 three-point shooting, Muscala also hit 2 three-pointers, and the team still scored 29 points in a single quarter when Kuzma and Poole did not score a point.
The Nets withstood the pressure, Thomas on the bench got 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Johnson scored 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and the team also scored 28 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Nets were only one point behind the Wizards 53-54. In the second half, Poole finally opened with three points, but only hit one three-pointer, Kuzma scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, leading the team to 30 points in a single quarter. The Nets did not panic, Bridges got 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Dinwiddie also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the team scored 33 points in a single quarter, successfully surpassing the Wizards by 2 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the scores of the two teams were deadlocked, and Kuzma broke out at the critical moment, leading the Wizards to play a wave of 7-0 mini-climax and successfully took a 6-point lead. Bridges made both free throws, Kuzma's jumper continued, Claxton scored on a layup, Kuzma stepped back for a three-pointer, Dinwiddie hit one of two free throws, and Avdija scored on a throw, and in the end, the Washington Wizards successfully defeated the Brooklyn Nets 110-104
Kuzma is indispensable
The Washington Wizards were able to win this game in an upset, and Kyle Kuzma was indispensable, shooting 11 of 22, 4 of 10 three-point shots, and getting 26 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, including 9 points and 3 rebounds in the final quarter, once again showing his strength. However, the most commendable is Avdija, who shot 9-of-18 and 3-of-5 from three-point range, scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, with a plus/minus of +13, Jones also had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Kispert 15 points, Muscala 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and all 5 players on the team scored double-doubles.
As for Jordan Poole, he played 25 minutes, 2-of-6 shooting, 1-of-4 three-point shooting, only 5 points and 5 assists, plus 4 fouls, and a plus/minus of -16 from the bottom of the team. On the Nets' side, as many as 6 people scored double-doubles, but Bridges, the highest scorer, only had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Dinwiddie had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Cameron Johnson had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Thomas on the bench had 15 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, Claxton had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Sharpe had 10 points and 9 rebounds.