Today Wizards faced the Lakers who were playing back-to-back games at home. After the opening, the Wizards shot 12-4 to take the lead. After the timeout, Wall scored another 10 points. The difference between the two sides came to 18 points. At the end of the quarter, the Lakers shot a 13- 2 is approaching the score, and the Wizards have led by 10 points after the first quarter. In the second quarter, Ball hit a three-pointer and Mykhailiuk scored 2+1. The Lakers further narrowed the point difference. Then Wall scored 8 points. The Wizards stabilized the situation. At the end of the quarter, Satoransky hit another three-pointer. , the Wizards already had a 20-point lead at halftime.
Change sides and fight again, Wall scored 5 points in a row, Jeff Green hit two three-pointers, Bill and Wall hit free throws at the end of the quarter, and the Wizards still maintained their lead at more than 20 points after three quarters. In the final quarter of the game, Stephenson scored two three-pointers in a row, and Wagner scored another 5 points. The Lakers narrowed the point difference to less than 20 points. After the timeout, Decker scored two points, and Bill Biao scored a three-pointer. The game basically lost its suspense. The Wizards ended their four-game losing streak with a 128-110 victory over the Lakers.
Looking back at today's game, Wall's performance in this game was flawless. He scored 28 points and 8 assists in the half game, leading the Wizards to a dream performance. Wall scored 40 points and 6 rebounds in the game. With 14 assists, he also became the third player in team history to score at least 40 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. The first two were Michael Adams in 1991 and Chris Webber in 1995. So far this season, Wall has averaged 20.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game for the Wizards. In terms of statistics, he is still at the All-Star level.
Facing the tired Lakers who played consecutive away games, the Wizards maintained suppression throughout the game. As the star player, Wall was simply unstoppable, scoring 12 points in a single quarter. The Lakers players looked tired today, and Wall cleverly used his speed to tear through the Lakers' defense. When he accelerated, it was time for him to do whatever he wanted. With 8 minutes and 57 seconds left in the first quarter, Wall dribbled the ball in the backcourt and accelerated with all his strength. He rushed left and right and passed the Lakers players cleanly. He got to the inside and made an easy layup. The whole process only took 4 seconds; With 5 minutes and 40 seconds left, Lakers Stephenson dribbled carelessly, but Wall stole the ball directly from behind and hit another fast break counterattack.
Wall is not known for his long-range shooting ability, but once he can hit three-pointers, he becomes even more unstoppable. In the middle of the second quarter, Wall hit two consecutive three-pointers, and the point difference became wider and wider. In the first half of the game, Walker scored 28 points, leading the Wizards to establish a huge 20-point lead. As the brains of the team, Wall's assist ability is also super strong. With 3 minutes and 21 seconds left in the second quarter, Wall broke through and seemed to be about to attack, but after attracting the attention of the defense, he passed the ball to the ground and assisted Decker, who followed later, for a dunk. The showdown between Wall and the Lakers' young point guard Ball is also a highlight of this game. Both point guards have good shot-blocking abilities. In the first half of the game, Brother Qiu gave Wall a block. The vengeful Wall quickly regained his position. With 2 minutes and 52 seconds left in the second quarter, Ball tried to dunk during a fast break counterattack, but Wall quickly returned to the defense to catch up and flipped him to the ground with the ball behind him. The Wizards firmly controlled a lead of about 20 points, and the exhausted Lakers Kuzma, Ball, Stephenson and others were still chasing points in the final quarter. The Wizards did not dare to be careless and continued to let the two core players Wall and Bill stay on the court. Wall did not take a rest until Wall scored in the last 2 minutes and 26 seconds to seal the victory for the Wizards.
Wall is the spokesperson for today's speed. A healthy and in good condition Wall is still the top point guard in the league. "He took control of the game, he had energy, but we didn't. He kept us running with him all night long, and that was John, one guy on the fast break, speaking of one guy on the fast break, him and Russell ( Westbrook ) are neck and neck."Lian Lao Zhan unabashedly praised Wall's tough performance today, but due to the Wizards' poor record and continuous internal strife, people tend to ignore Wall when discussing top point guards. As for the recent rumors, The hot trade scandal between Wall and Ball, today Wall proved his value to everyone with his actions on the court. I believe that such Wall has been removed from the team's trading list by the management. Come on, John Wall, keep going
