Having come very close to the feat at Madison Square Garden two days ago, the Wizards did not hold up last night against the Knicks. Above all, their match was marked by a crossover in the infirmary.
While Kyle Kuzma made his return after a month of absence, the rookie Bub Carrington left his teammates in a wheelchair at the end of the third quarter after hitting his head against Precious Achiuwa's knee before collapsing to the ground.
“ He fell pretty hard, but he's okay. “, reassures Brian Keefewhose 14th Draft choice, holder, was at 6 points (2/6), 5 rebounds and 5 assists before his injury. The Wizards coach can at least be satisfied with having, at the same time, recovered one of his strong men with Kyle Kuzma.
With his power forward, who was recovering from a rib injury, he said he recovered from “ scoring, physical dimension, hardness, his veteran leadership “. Last night, the 27-year-old came off the Wizards bench, for the first time since his arrival in the capital in 2021. A modest return to 9 points (4/9 on shots including 0/3 from distance and 1/4 on free throws), 3 assists and 2 rebounds in 21 minutes.
Difficulty breathing for several days
“ I'm happy to have been able to get back on the field. It's been a long month. I worked a lot to come back quickly. Usually this kind of injury, a broken rib, takes six to eight weeks “, note Kyle Kuzma whose last match dates back to November 27. An injury, described by his team as a sprain, which still made it difficult for him to breathe. for a few days “.
Unaccustomed to long periods of convalescence – he always played at least 60 games each season – the former Lakers player says he experienced “ a lot of loneliness » during this visit to the infirmary. “ Being with myself is positive. I learned a lot (about being patient). I got stronger, I got better », he describes.
Now back, he will try to inject a positive dynamic into the Wizards (5 wins – 25 losses), the worst team in the East. Or failing that, try to show off with the aim of being traded…
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Jordan Poole | 26 | 31.6 | 43.2 | 40.7 | 84.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 21.3 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 13 | 27.0 | 42.1 | 26.2 | 63.9 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 15.3 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 15 | 25.3 | 45.5 | 34.1 | 86.7 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 14.5 |
| Bilal Coulibaly | 28 | 34.7 | 42.8 | 29.7 | 78.5 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 13.3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 30 | 19.9 | 55.9 | 15.8 | 92.4 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| Alex Sarr | 27 | 27.3 | 40.5 | 31.7 | 63.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 11.6 |
| Corey Kispert | 25 | 26.9 | 43.9 | 33.6 | 84.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| Justin Champagnie | 13 | 25.8 | 53.9 | 37.5 | 64.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
| Bub Carrington | 30 | 29.8 | 39.9 | 33.8 | 81.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| Kyshawn George | 25 | 25.9 | 33.5 | 25.6 | 71.9 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 7.2 |
| Jared Butler | 21 | 10.7 | 45.6 | 28.0 | 73.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 19 | 8.8 | 53.5 | 20.0 | 65.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| Johnny Davis | 21 | 8.9 | 45.0 | 30.0 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Richaun Holmes | 4 | 5.9 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Anthony Gill | 21 | 7.2 | 51.4 | 33.3 | 55.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Patrick Baldwin, Jr. | 14 | 4.3 | 50.0 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Tristan Vukcević | 2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
