The Washington Wizards have now won four games in a row, including matches against the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks.
On Wednesday night, they put the Houston Rockets down with a 108-103 victory.
The usual suspects created a lot for the Wiz, including Kyle Kuzma with his 33 points and Bradley Beal with his 17.
Kendrick Nunn making a SPLASH in his first game with the Wizards. 🔨💥
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But Wednesday’s game also gave fans a taste of newcomer Kendrick Nunn, who participated in his first game with the Wizards.
Nunn got right to work with 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists in his 22 minutes on the floor.
He wowed the fans and his new team with a powerful dunk toward the beginning of the game.
It’s been an interesting couple of years for Nunn.
The young player showed a lot of promise during his first two seasons in the league when playing for the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers were eager to sign him after that.
But an injury kept Nunn sidelined all of last season.
His output for the Lakers was lackluster during the first part of this season and he was averaging just 6.7 points, 1.4 rebounds, and only .9 assists.
Fans soured on Nunn and the coaching staff didn’t have space for him.
When he was packaged in the recent Rui Hachimura trade, he was given a chance to redeem himself and find a new life in Washington.
It’s hard to come back into the league after an entire season on the sidelines and Nunn is obviously still adjusting.
Things didn’t work out in LA but there is a chance that he returns to his former glory now that he’s in the nation’s capital.
Wednesday night was a promising start in DC for Nunn.
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