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Anthony Davis Goes Off During Wizards Debut · The Stop and Pop

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  SPEAKER_01: Wizards get their first win of the season, 128-116.
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  SPEAKER_01: Anthony Davis went off 34 points,
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  SPEAKER_01: tying Antoine Jamison back in 2004 for the most points in the Wizards' debut.
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  SPEAKER_01: He received MVP chants from the crowd, and here's what he had to say about his debut.
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  SPEAKER_02: It felt great.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's been nine months since I played a real game.
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  SPEAKER_02: So it felt really good to be out on the floor and compete again with these guys.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's even better when you can get the win.
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  SPEAKER_02: Had so much fun tonight.
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  SPEAKER_02: A lot of emotion, a lot of energy.
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  SPEAKER_02: Started just feeding off the crowd, feeding off my teammates.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know,
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  SPEAKER_02: even in,
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  SPEAKER_02: you know, before the third quarter, I think we came out and it was a little flat.
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  SPEAKER_02: A lot of missed shots and part time out and Bob came to me tonight and was like,
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  SPEAKER_02: you have one more gear.
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  SPEAKER_02: And I see it.
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  SPEAKER_02: It kind of happened.
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  SPEAKER_02: So having that dialogue through the course of the game, it was great to just be back out there.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, we're not getting too high.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, like I said, there's only one game, you know.
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  SPEAKER_02: Obviously, it feels good.
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  SPEAKER_02: But, yeah, we still have things that we need to clean up.
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  SPEAKER_02: But I think,
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  SPEAKER_02: you know,
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  SPEAKER_02: a lot of people seen tonight,
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  SPEAKER_02: you know, even without AJ, that we're a different ball club this year.
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  SPEAKER_02: But in saying that,
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  SPEAKER_02: We have to make sure that we do the little things,
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  SPEAKER_02: you know, not giving up threes and get better defensively.
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  SPEAKER_02: You play these top teams, they're the ones that have beat you.
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  SPEAKER_02: So, you know, it's always good to have mistakes, you know, within a win.
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  SPEAKER_02: But we've got to continuously get better.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're probably as small as we can get better and carry it into Friday's game.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, I've been getting a lot of love on social media, in the city.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, guys are on the next high they are about the team this year inside the first season.
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  SPEAKER_02: So
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  SPEAKER_02: being honest,
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  SPEAKER_02: there'll be more impact in there.
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  SPEAKER_02: But, I mean, obviously, what we had was, you know, the crowd was great.
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  SPEAKER_02: They were into it.
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  SPEAKER_02: They got us over the hump, you know.
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  SPEAKER_02: I gained it for a stretch, and then we kind of used that energy.
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  SPEAKER_02: There was a few of us to get over the hump and kind of create the lead a little bit.
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  SPEAKER_02: But it was good.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, there's some guys on our team who's been here for a little bit.
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  SPEAKER_01: It was like, yeah, we haven't had this a
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  SPEAKER_02: little bit.
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  SPEAKER_02: So it was good.
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  SPEAKER_02: Even when I came last year, you know, the very first home game.
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  SPEAKER_01: Trae Young also had a really big game, a double-double.
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  SPEAKER_01: Here's what he also had to say about playing him outside.
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  SPEAKER_01: Andy Davis, DeAndre Ayton, and some of the other players on the team.
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  SPEAKER_00: This week, I wasn't surprised.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, just seeing what AG has been,
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  SPEAKER_00: how he's been looking in the offseason and workouts,
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  SPEAKER_00: preseason with the guys and everything,
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  SPEAKER_00: just his mentality and his conversations around the team.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like, I just knew he was going to be ready.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I wasn't surprised by what he did tonight.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean,
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't want to put too much pressure on him.
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  SPEAKER_00: For me, having a guy like that, I want to help him get the MVP.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know what I'm saying?
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  SPEAKER_00: Nice like tonight, and we continue to win games.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's going to be in the conversation.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm not surprised by the way he played.
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  SPEAKER_02: He's a top 35 player
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  SPEAKER_00: for a reason.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was important for us.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know some people...
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  SPEAKER_00: I've been worried after the first three quarters and how we were looking,
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  SPEAKER_00: but in that huddle we were continuing to talk to each other.
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  SPEAKER_00: BK was talking, keeping guys up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Obviously,
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  SPEAKER_00: me and AD, Chris, DA,
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  SPEAKER_00: all the guys who have been in the game for a long time,
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  SPEAKER_00: we understand how long the game is.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've done so many great things in practice that we just had to stick to it.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, we've been working on it and we knew it was going to show up.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think that's the best part is that we ended up with a win.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's the main thing that matters.
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  SPEAKER_01: Going back to Deandre Ayton,
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  SPEAKER_01: I just want to ask you about the sacrifice that he had to make as
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  SPEAKER_01: a former number one pick, just come off the bench and basically impacting the game.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, no, D.A., he's definitely making the ultimate sacrifice, obviously, coming off the bench.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, he was the number one pick in my class, and he has so much talent.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, you see what he does when he gets on the court.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it's very selfless of him, the way he's carried himself and his attitude and his energy.
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  SPEAKER_00: And not everybody can do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I believe that's why he's going to continue to have an impact for our team
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  SPEAKER_00: and have an impact in this game.
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  SPEAKER_00: For as many years as he wants to because of his mindset and his selflessness, for sure.
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  SPEAKER_00: I ain't been here forever, but I know JC is a winning player.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know what he brings to our team.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, coming off the bench and playing in spot minutes,
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  SPEAKER_00: I know it can be frustrating for him,
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  SPEAKER_00: but I mean,
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  SPEAKER_00: just his attitude and his positivity when he's on the bench and when he comes into
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  SPEAKER_00: the game, obviously making the impact he does.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just like DA and his selflessness,
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  SPEAKER_00: not everybody can have that type of Impact and that type of mentality to be able
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  SPEAKER_00: to come in and make that type of impact for us.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I think JC is going to have many nights like this for us and we need him
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  SPEAKER_00: to have it for us and win a lot of games.
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  SPEAKER_01: No A.J.
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  SPEAKER_01: DeBansa unfortunately,
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  SPEAKER_01: but Bilal Koulibaly got the start and made some amazing plays
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  SPEAKER_01: with some highlight dunks and three-pointers.
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  SPEAKER_01: DeAndre Ayton came off the bench and provided great minutes as well.
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  SPEAKER_01: Great team win for the Wizards and they will host the Toronto Raptors On Friday,
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  SPEAKER_01: make sure to stay tuned with me for all your Wizards content for the entire season.