The 2024-25 season of the Washington Wizards is off to a great start after finishing the previous campaign as one of the worst franchises in the NBA. Now, the team from the capital of America they will visit Mexico to face the Miami Heat in the Mexico City Game of 2024.
The team’s first four games under the leadership of Brian Keefe have resulted in two losses and two wins. The Wizards lost to the Boston Celtics in their first game of the season and to the Cleveland Cavaliers in their second. They then faced the Atlanta Hawks in consecutive duels, who visited Mexico last year, and won both times.
Despite the loss, Jordan Poole had his best performance of the year against the Celtics after birth 26 points thanks to hitting six of 11 threes along with four steals and four assists. Lithuania Jonas Valanciunas had an impressive performance off the bench with 18 points and five rebounds.
The team did better in the second game, but it was not enough to overcome the Cavs. Seven Washington players scored in double figures and Bilal Coulibaly was the best against Cleveland with 23. hole, Wizards lone stargenerated 14 points and six assists with three steals.
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Both wins are against the Atlanta Hawks
The first of the Hawks’ victories ended in dramatic fashion when Trae Young missed a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded, but in the end the Wizards won 121-119 with 21 points from Corey Kisbert off the bench. The second win of the year came two days later at the Capital One Arena dog 13 points advantage thanks to the performances of Coulibaly, Poole and Valanciunas, who exceeded two dozen points.
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2024-11-01 23:19:00
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