Before you know it, the Washington Wizards have suffered a 14-game losing streak, and the team is in the penultimate position in the East, but the record is the same as that of the Pistons, both 9-51, and what is worse than the Pistons is that the Pistons have a team core Cunningham, and the Wizards can't seem to find this team core. Kuzma has limited talent, players such as Avdija and Bagley have also been in the league for many years, and as for Jordan Poole, he was expected to be high when he was first traded, but now, he has gone to the bench.
After going to the bench, Poole's form has rebounded significantly, and in the game against the Lakers, he scored the highest single-game score in the Wizards' career. Obviously, if Poole has the right attitude, then his strength is still worth affirming. In this game, the Wizards will take on the Utah Jazz away from home, and the team is currently ranked 11th in the West.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Jazz showed their home court advantage, Sexton got 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Collins 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, and the team scored 35 points in a single quarter, but the Wizards scored 41 points, Jones got 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Kuzma had 8 points and 5 assists, and Poole, who came off the bench, had 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Poole was still hot, scoring 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, Kuzma also had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Jones had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the team scored another 34 points in a single quarter.
The Jazz withstood the pressure, Clarkson stepped up, scoring 16 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-9 shooting, and Sexton also had 9 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, the team scored 39 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Wizards led the Jazz by one point 75-74. In the second half, Poole scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists on 3-of-4 shooting, but the starters felt cold, and the team only scored 26 points in a single quarter. Collins had 7 points and 5 rebounds, Clarkson had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Jazz only scored 28 points in a single quarter, successfully surpassing the Wizards by 1 point.
In the final quarter of the game, the two teams were still deadlocked, Clarkson scored 9 points in a row to help the Jazz take the advantage, and also stopped the Wizards, after the pause, Clarkson scored 2+1 again, and the difference between the two teams came to 12 points, and the game completely lost suspense. With the final whistle in mind, the Utah Jazz finally defeated the Washington Wizards 127-115 at home.
Poole once again exploded, playing 29 minutes off the bench, shooting 11-of-18 from the field, 6-of-10 from three-point range, with 32 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, an unparalleled individual performance, but it couldn't prevent the team from losing 15 in a row. Once again, Poole's personal abilities can be trusted. Kuzma had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 7-of-18 shooting, Jones had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-11 shooting, 5-of-8 three-point shooting, Avdija had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists and only 6-of-18 shooting, and Bagley had 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists on 2-of-7 shooting.
Clarkson dominated the final quarter, shooting 13-of-26, scoring 38 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, including 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the final quarter. Sexton also had 29 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and the outstanding performance of the two guards was undoubtedly the key to the team's victory. Collins had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Juzan had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and only four players on the team scored in double figures. After winning this game, the Jazz ended a three-game losing streak, but they are still five wins away from the Lakers, and there is little hope of catching up. Hundreds of spectators