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Washington Wizards Down 20 Points Against The New York Knicks At Halftime 63 – 43

Defensive Struggles Continue For The Washington Wizards

Candi Waller

Washington Wizards Down 20 Points Against The New York Knicks At Halftime 63 – 43
Washington Wizards Down 20 Points Against The New York Knicks At Halftime 63 – 43 /
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The Washington Wizards are currently in a 20-point deficit, 63-43, against the New York Knicks at halftime in the District. Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma is leading the team with ten points and Corey Kispert is trying to get some good things going from off of the bench, but lack of defensive pressure continues to be an issue for the Wizards.

The Knicks have 63 points at the half. 63!

Shooting at 52 percent, the Knicks largest lead was 26 points. They’ve kept their turnovers to ten to the Wizards 14. The Knicks are dominating points in the paint (28), second chance points (10), and fastbreak points (16). Julius Randle has had his way in the first half with 21 points.

The Wizards are going to have to find a way to take and make shots in the second half coupled with trying to close the defensive gap. This is a repeated message and issue for this team but until they get better with their defense, this will continue to be a pain point for the team. The Wizards will need to keep the Knicks out of the paint, notably Jalen Brunson, as much as they can to have a shot (no pun intended) at a win tonight.

The game already seems to be out of reach for the Wizards and could remain that way if the handling of the ball doesn’t get better and the shots don’t fall.

Jordan Poole is desperately in need of having an impactful presence in the game; hopefully he can get going in the second half. 

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Candi Waller
CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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