• Kristaps Porzingis in the loss against his former team New York “Knicks” (108:112) played 34 minutes and 32 seconds. During this time, the Latvian scored 21 points with low shooting accuracy (1p. 5/6, 2p. 2/11, 3p. 4/8). He also has four turnovers, an assist, two turnovers, four tackles and a negative +/- (-4).
• Kyle Kuzma had one of his best games this season. He had 40 points (1p. 8/9, 2p. 10/17, 3p. 4/10), seven rebounds, seven assists and a blocked shot. He had a career-best season in points, assists and shooting percentage.
• Jaylen Branson contributed to the “Knicks” victory with 34+8+8. The former teammate of Porzingis in the Dallas “Mavericks” team, has become the undoubted leader of New York. He averaged 21.9 points and 6.4 assists this season.
Kyle Kuzma tonight:
40 PTS
7 REB
7 AST
4 threes pic.twitter.com/IY4bSQkWu4— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2023
• Poor shooting accuracy for both teams in the first quarter. “Wizards” shot 26.7%, while “Knicks” shot 29.6%. Wizards won the quarter with 21:19.
• In the continuation of the first half, or in the second quarter, “Wizards” increased their advantage by another point (53:50). Kuzma scored the most points with 14 points in the half. Porzingis stayed dry in the first 24 minutes.
• The one already mentioned Branson scored 13 points in the third quarter, helping the Knicks take the lead before the final 12 minutes (80-76).. “Wizards” players had made 38.8% of shots on average.
• In the final 12 minutes, Porzingis scored 12 points, Kuzma scored 18, but it was not enough for Washington to win (108:112). “Wizards” suffered their fourth loss in the last five matches.
• Julius Randle added 23 points and 16 rebounds in the win, Immanuel Quickley had 18 points and Arjay Barrett added 17 points and five steals.
• The third leading scorer for the Wizards was Corey Kispert, who finished the game with 13 points and five rebounds.
• The Wizards are 12th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 18-25. Porzingis and Washington will play their next game on January 16, when they will meet the NBA champion Golden State “Warriors” at home.
Latvians NBA
| Player | A team | S | Min. | P | Met.% | 3p. | 1p. | Ab | Rp | Bm | Pb | Cl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porzingis | Wizards | 38 | 32.8 | 21.9 | 47.1% | 34.1% | 81.1% | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Davis Bertans | Mavericks | 24 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 37.8% | 34.7% | 83.3% | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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