The Numbers Crunch: Wizards lose to Clippers

Washington Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly driving to the basket in the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.The only important things from the Wizards loss to the Los Angeles Clippers were Bilal Coulibaly starting in place of Jordan Poole (non-COVID illness), playing 37 minutes with a usage rate of 19.9%, scoring 19 points (a career high), and picking James Harden’s pocket.

Was the kid great? Nah. Overall, he was basically average. But he competed well against all-timers like Kawhi Leonard, Harden, and Russell Westbrook. The Wizards will take NBA competence from a 19-year-old in just the second start of his career.

As for the rest of the game, here’s the summary: the Wizards stayed close…