Recorded 8 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds, including 2 successful 3-point shots
On May 13th, Washington Mystics, to which Rui Machida belongs, played once morest the Dallas Wings at home.
As Natasha Cloud entered the Health and Safety Protocol, Machida started in the match once morest Las Vegas Aces on the 10th, and as soon as he started, he drew a defense and set up a shot for his friends. When his teammates steal in the defense that continues, Machida immediately runs forward and creates an out number. He jumped under the goal and received a pass, but the opponent’s defense approached, so instead of forcing himself to shoot, he calmly kicked out and assisted his fellow 3-point shot. Also, with regarding seven and a half minutes remaining, he did not overlook the slow return of the Wings defense and created a shot chance under the goal of his friends with a long pass from the back court, marking 4 assists in the first quarter alone.
Machida also participated from the start in the second quarter, which was led by Mystics with 29-19. With regarding 6 minutes remaining, the inside team rebounded to get the ball that bounced, and then assisted the fellow’s 3-point shot with the early offense. Mystics had a 15-point lead (38-23) with five minutes remaining in the first half, but the score stagnated from here and was run by the opponent with 6-18, finishing the first half with 44-41.
Machida participated from the start in the second half, but Mystics allowed the opponent to shoot 3 points in 20 seconds and tied the score. After that, the competition continued, but with four and a half minutes from the remaining eight minutes, the opponent was allowed to run 0-8, and Mystics chased. Among them, Machida stopped the opponent’s run by scoring a shot under the goal, which was his first goal, from the combination with his teammates with 4 minutes and 32 seconds remaining.
However, Mystics might not take the initiative and reached the final quarter at 55-66. Machida was sent to the court with 7 minutes and 54 seconds remaining, and with regarding 6 minutes remaining, he sank the deep three and gave momentum to the team. Machida continued to stand on the court until the end of the match, marking 6 goals and 2 assists with 2 successful 3-point shots in this quarter alone, but Mystics did not make a comeback and lost with a final score of 86-94, the first of the season. I had a black star.
Machida recorded 8 points with 2 out of 3 3-point shots, 7 assists and 4 rebounds in the season high in his longest participation of 30 minutes and 52 seconds. As the number of assists increases with each match (2, 3, 4, 7), if you fit the team better in the future, you should be able to play more and more like Machida.
