PJ Washington reaches 5,000 career points in a historical way in the victory of Mavericks against the pistons

In all the miserable fear that the Dallas Mavericks and their fans have experienced in the past seven weeks, we have become crystal clear. PJ Washington is really an indispensable man.

This name was included in the full statistical exhibition on Friday against the Detroit Pistons in the American Airlines Center on Friday. Washington not only had the ball in his hands enough to stack both 27 points and nine sales, but also reached rare statistical air in victory. And he shares this recent distinction with the most historically most important Maverick that ever announced the green and blue.

Washington passed the 5,000-point mark with its first 3-point brand from the night. With the hard-fought victory, he would win 5-of-8 from deeply competitive victory, in which Dallas kept on the hunt for the last Play-in-Platz in the playoff race of the Western Conference. Not only that – he did it in only his 383rd career game.

Washington was only the fifth player in NBA history, who achieved at least 5,000 points, 2,000 rebounds, 850 assists, 500 3 points, 350 steals and 350 blocked shots in his first 400 career games. Only Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Kevin Durant and Paul Pierce stacked this unique and rounded statistical profile in a similarly short period of time.

He is not yet in the same appreciation as the rest of this bunch, but he was clearly busy making a name for himself in the league since the Charlotte Hornets had moved in with the 12th overall selection in the NBA design 2019. That means to say that it is not considered an “elite”, but his production was certainly recently when his number was called in the absence of Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving and the rest of the squad of Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving and the rest of the injury-stretched MAVS squad. His best statistical season in his six years in the association came with the Hornets in 2022-23 when he achieved an average of 15.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists with the Hornets.

In recent times and with a 30-point performance with a performance of seven points with a defeat from 115 to 114 against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 22, Washington scored 19.1 points and 8.5 rebounds in his last 14 games. In his last three, since he returned to action after a recent ankle injury, he has recorded it to 27.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

“He was great,” said Mavs head coach Jason Kidd at the press conference after the game on Friday about Washington. “And we will need him to continue playing on the level where he is playing.”

However, Washington took a very different attitude towards his game in the victory against Detroit in his postgame comments and concentrated on his nine sales. However, this type of thing will happen if a great third option is enabled, all the time in a team that was of all the Mavs of the injury error at MAVS this season to have to be all for everyone.

“I’m somehow really angry about me,” said Washington. “Because these nine sales – that’s terrible. I have to be better.”

Of course, the increase in the latest figures in Washington is partly a symptom for the increased workload, into which he went to the decimated Dallas Frontcourt after Kyrie Irving’s knee injury at the end of the season. Anthony Davis (thighs), Dereck Lively II (ankle) and Daniel Gafford (knee) all stay outside when we move into the thickness of the western conference. But even when all four were available, Washington had bullied the path with regard to its importance for all team coachion near the mavs’ matters.

Washington has become one of the most important participants in the MAVs in every configuration, regardless of whether he plays small ball Five or puts the ball on the pitch. Now it remains to be seen whether it will be treated in the coming off -season, since speculation surrounds the potential future roster machinations of the MAVs.

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