After beating the Sixers in style on Friday night, how were the Knicks going to fare against the Wizards, one of the worst teams in the league? This meeting had everything of a trap match, Donte DiVincenzo knew it. That's why the New York players immediately forgot about the victory in Philadelphia.
“There are so many matches where you beat an opponent by a wide margin, then you face a team you have to beat, and finally, you screw up,” recalls the rear at New York Post. “If we want to take a step forward in the Eastern Conference, we have to be focused, regardless of the opponent. »
The duo Julius Randle – Jalen Brunson (72 points) did the job to win at the Capital One Arena in Washington. Donte DiVincenzo only scores ten points, but this is his fifth game in a row with at least this total. A first for him this season.
New energy since the transfer
The important thing is elsewhere: since the arrival of OG Anunoby, four matches, New York has still not lost. “We have a certain energy at the moment, it is contagious and the ball is moving”explains the former Warriors.
After the 128 points scored against the Sixers, Tom Thibodeau's men scored 121 points against the Wizards. With 27 assists on the 43 baskets scored.
“That’s the thing, it’s contagious,” insists DiVincenzo. “If one player cuts and gets a dunk or a 3-pointer, then the others see it and want to do the same. There is an energy with the ball. When you play for others, it ends up coming back to you. »
| Donte DiVincenzo | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 27 | 15 | 40.3 | 26.5 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 66 | 23 | 45.5 | 33.6 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 66 | 28 | 42.0 | 37.9 | 71.8 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 42 | 24 | 35.1 | 33.9 | 84.3 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 9.1 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 25 | 27 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 83.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| 2021-22 * | MIL | 17 | 20 | 33.1 | 28.4 | 85.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 72 | 26 | 43.5 | 39.7 | 81.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| 2023-24 | NYK | 35 | 21 | 47.1 | 44.7 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| Total | 308 | 24 | 42.6 | 37.3 | 77.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 9.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
