Cunningham wins 16+12 for the Pistons! Wizards No. 6 pick made 8 shots and 2 points, and the Pistons’ second-in-command has another bad news

On October 17th, the NBA preseason continued. Today, the Pistons faced the challenge of the Wizards at home. In the preseason, everyone is more training, and the requirements for record are not high. However, we can see the status of some players and the team's tactical arrangements for the new season through the preseason. As the Pistons are a strong team in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the heights they can reach this season are worth looking forward to. Everyone is paying more attention to who can fulfill their talents this season when the Wizards' talents are gathered. Next, let's talk about the game process first, and then talk about the performance of the players.

Game review:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Cunningham and Duren scored 4 points together to take the lead for the Pistons. Middleton made three free throws to open up the situation for the Wizards. Ortha Thompson and Cunningham scored one after another. Under their leadership, the Pistons went on a 17-8 run to directly establish a double-digit lead. Since then, the Wizards' offense has not improved. They frequently hit the iron on the offensive end. At the end of the quarter, Trey Johnson hit a mid-range shot, helping the Wizards catch up to 9 points behind to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Paul Reed's free throw helped the Pistons expand their lead. Keith Porter and Bagley scored 5 points together in response. After that, the Pistons once again hit an offensive climax. They extended the lead to 16 points.

After the easy side battle, Cunningham and CJ exchanged three-pointers. Duren scored inside, CJ and George hit three-pointers one after another to help the Wizards catch up with the score difference. Cunningham broke through to stop the bleeding, and CJ and George scored 5 points together. Later, the game entered Cunningham's rhythm. He teamed up with Dunro to create an 11-0 climax to re-establish the lead. After that, the Wizards failed to mount a decent counterattack. At the end of the quarter, Green and Lanier scored one after another, helping the Pistons lead by 15 points to end the third quarter.

Vukcevic scored 5 points in a row in the final quarter to help the Wizards narrow the gap. Paul Reed's attack and pass helped the team re-expand the lead to more than 15 points. The game completely lost suspense. In the end, the Pistons defeated the Wizards 116-98.

The Wizards are a waste of talent.

On the Wizards' side, their two veterans did not perform well. Middleton made 0 of 6 in the game and 0 of 1 three-pointers. He scored 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. After a serious injury, he really did not reach his peak. With his peak level, the Wizards still want to trade him this season, which is probably a waste of money. Middleton can indeed help the team with his experience, but he can only be on the bench. Now he can't play in the starting lineup, which is why the Bucks traded him.

CJ made 6 of 13 in the game, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal. If the Wizards want to win, CJ must play better, but the current situation is that the Wizards focus on cultivating young players, and CJ simply does not get that much ball rights. Keyonte George played well in this campaign. He scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 8 of 11 shots. The Wizards have always regarded him as a future that is incomprehensible, so they might as well give Tre Johnson more opportunities.

Tre Johnson's upper limit is higher than that of the Wizards. Tre Johnson scored 2 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 1 of 8 in the game. As the player with the highest offensive talent in the 25th class, the Wizards did not fully train him at all and were wasting his talent. The performance of the second-place player Sarr was also unsatisfactory. He made 2 of 8 shots in this campaign and scored 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. His defensive ability is very good, but the offensive end is still too outside.

Cunningham connected the team

In this campaign, Cunningham made 6 of 10 shots from the field, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 16 points, 1 rebound, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. In this campaign, Cunningham showed a top ball-handling core At his current level, playing a game of this level is completely a dimension reduction attack. Under his guidance, Duren scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist on 8-of-10 shots in the game. The Pistons' talent is comparable to top young teams such as the Magic, Rockets, and Thunder.

The main reason is that their young players have not fully realized their talents, so they have not yet reached such competitiveness. It is estimated that they can reach such heights in the future. In this campaign, Orsa made 3 of 6 shots and scored 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. If Amen had the ball, he would probably be able to perform like this. Holland scored 4 points and 3 rebounds on 2 of 2 shots. Holland's talent is also top-notch. It is estimated that he will not agree to let him play as a substitute next season.

Bad news also came out of the team during this campaign. Ivey underwent arthroscopic surgery to relieve the discomfort in his right knee and will be reviewed in four weeks. It is reported that this discomfort has nothing to do with the fibula fracture in Ivey's left leg last season. Ivey suffered a season-ending fracture last season. He has made obvious progress in the past two years, but if he continues to be injured like this, it is not good news for the Pistons. After all, he is the team's second-in-command.

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