The Kings weren’t the only ones struggling for words on Tuesday night. Bradley Beal, a few kilometers from Boston where Sacramento exploded (53 points apart), was also struggling to find the right terms when analyzing Washington’s defeat.
It must be said that the Wizards had just spoiled a 35-point lead at home against the Clippers! Luke Kennard, in nine seconds, did the rest.
“For 10 or 15 minutes, I was sitting looking and I had no words”, recognizes the back at NBC Sports. “Except embarrassing, I don’t know. “
How does the All-Star explain this terrible second period, lost 49-80? Weren’t the Washington players too confident after their successful first act?
“For some reason, we got slack. We thought we could change things with the snap of a finger and be very good. Except that we have never shown that this season. For some reason, we think we can do this, but it kills us every time. We bring our opponents back to life, they gain confidence. We have to be dogs, we have to have heart and that can’t be learned. “
“Either we want to become a winning team, or we don’t. We have a few days to find the answer.
Unlike the Kings, also traumatized by a historic defeat, who must already return to the courts this Wednesday evening, the Wizards have three days of rest ahead of them to take stock of this collapse. A precious moment because then, until the “trade deadline” of February 10, the big matches will follow: trips to Memphis, Milwaukee and Philadelphia, then receptions in Phoenix, Miami and Brooklyn.
As the Wizards are currently in 10th place in the East, with the Knicks and the Hawks just behind, and they remain on four defeats in a row, it is imperative to negotiate well the next two weeks.
“They are important”, announces Bradley Beal, referring to the three days of rest before the game against the Grizzlies. “We have to take stock: who are we? What do we want to do? What kind of team are we trying to be? This last question remains my main question. Either we want to become a winning team or we don’t. We have a few days to find the answer. We have the elements, the strengths, the depth, everything we were proud of at the start of the season. Now let’s put this together and make it work. “
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Bradley Beal | 39 | 36.0 | 45.5 | 30.1 | 83.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 23.6 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 45 | 33.1 | 45.1 | 32.5 | 68.8 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 15.7 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 41 | 24.5 | 65.2 | 28.6 | 72.9 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 14.1 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 39 | 30.6 | 38.8 | 31.4 | 81.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 13.3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 45 | 29.5 | 41.2 | 37.2 | 87.7 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 11.4 |
| Daniel Gafford | 45 | 21.2 | 68.9 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 9.2 |
| Rui Hachimura | 9 | 15.7 | 41.9 | 36.8 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7.9 |
| Thomas Bryant | 7 | 14.5 | 48.8 | 33.3 | 69.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 7.7 |
| Deni Avdija | 48 | 22.6 | 44.6 | 30.8 | 72.9 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
| Raulzinho Neto | 40 | 19.7 | 44.7 | 22.4 | 75.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| Brad Wanamaker | 1 | 27.1 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| Aaron Holiday | 36 | 15.8 | 47.3 | 37.5 | 80.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Davis Bertans | 32 | 15.2 | 35.1 | 32.4 | 93.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| Corey Kispert | 43 | 18.2 | 43.1 | 32.2 | 86.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| Greg Monroe | 2 | 8.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Anthony Gill | 18 | 6.3 | 66.7 | 71.4 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Craig Sword | 3 | 6.3 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Tremont Waters | 1 | 8.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Isaiah Todd | 9 | 3.9 | 33.3 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Alize Johnson | 3 | 6.1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Cassius Winston | 2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Joel Ayayi | 7 | 2.9 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Jaime Echenique | 1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Schakel | 2 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
