Player of the Game #2 (Game #6: Pistons @ Bullets)
Posted: Tue Nov 5, 2019 8:07 am
This is a really tough call.
Troy Brown had the best box score without a doubt. But I still didn't get a sense that he was dominating the game or anything.
Beal led all scorers, and he was the only one who stepped up to stop the bleeding when Detroit when on that crazy run late in the 2nd quarter. From a timeliness perspective, I really thought Beal's contributions were significant. He turned the ball over a ton though.
Wagner had a real impact on the game as well. His defense and general annoyingness to the other team was a big factor in the bench unit's success. Drummond was getting very frustrated with what he perceived to be no-calls when Wagner was reaching in on him and slapping the ball away. Wagner led the team in on/off differential, and finished with 3 blocks and 2 steals (and no turnovers!).
I think I'm going to go with Wagner. The Wizards pulled away once Drummond got into foul trouble, and Wagner was primarily responsible for drawing those fouls.